A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 151-2, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, imp caes t ael hadr antoninvs avg pivs p p, rev. tr pot xv cos iiii, Emperor on horseback right, holding parazonium and raising right hand, s c in exergue, 24.61g (RIC 890b; C 966). Of fine style and struck in high relief, some smoothing, otherwise good very fine or better, brown colouring, very rare £700-900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: F. Trau Collection, Part I, Gilhofer & Ranschburg/Adolph Hess Auction 228 (Vienna), 22 May 1935, lot 1523; F. Trau Collection, Part II, Adolph Hess Auction 230 (Lucerne), 28-30 April 1936, lot 2468