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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 204

The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice AU | Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius (138-161), AV Aureus, AD 158-159, Rome, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIILaureate head right rev. VOTA SOL DECENN II, Antoninus standing facing, togate, sacrificing at altar, with patera in right hand over tripod, prostrate bull in background, COS IIII in exergue, 7.25g, 5h (Cohen 1111; BMC 948; RIC 292d; Calicó 1705), usual striking splits, with a slight bend to flan and minor mineralisation in legend recesses, otherwise lustrous, handsomely bold for strike, extremely fine, albeit a trace off-centre, in NGC Ancients holder, harshly graded Choice AU ~ Edge Marks, Slight Bend (Cert. #6768668-008) [Strike 5/5; Surfaces 2/5]

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