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Buy or Bid Sale 227  14 May 2024
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Antoninus Pius as Caesar. Sestertius; Antoninus Pius as Caesar; 138 AD, Rome, Sestertius, 27.75g. RIC-2748 (R3), pl.196 (this coin). Obv: IMP T AELIVS CAE - SAR ANTONINVS Bare-headed, draped bust r., seen from side. Rx: PIETAS in exergue, TRI[B POT - COS] on l. and r., S - C across field, Pietas standing r., dropping incense on altar at her feet and holding incense box with other hand; on the altar, garland and bucranium. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Naumann E 45, 3 July 2016, 757. The draped bust makes this sestertius unique according to the new RIC. The bucranium on the altar is an interesting detail that seems not to have been noticed before.. aVF
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