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

Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 147-8, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xi, rev. primi decennales cos iiii s c in five lines within oak wreath, 13.76g (RIC 853c; BMC 1817; C 675; Sear 4310). On a large flan, about extremely fine, dark patina, an unusually fine specimen £300-400

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: P. Vautier Collection, Naville Auction II (Lucerne), 12-14 June 1922, lot 825; H.C. Levis Collection, Naville Auction XI (Lucerne), 18-20 June 1925, lot 575; E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 158.

This reverse, commemorating the emperor’s first decade in power, is the main type for the year