×
Bidding has ended on this item.
Lot 214: Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius / Crossed Cornucopiae with Heads of Two Boys 
AUCTION: Ancient Imports (Auction 314)
- Sold Winning Bid: $95
- 3 Bid(s)
Description
Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius / Crossed Cornucopiae with Heads of Two Boys
Attribution: RIC III 857 Rome
Date: 149 AD
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG…, Laureate head right
Reverse: Crossed cornucopiae, each surmounted by bust of boy, S - C in fields
Size: 31.81mm
Weight: 19.28 grams
Notes: good F+. A couple ticks in the obverse field. The boys represented on the coin are thought to be T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior that died in infancy.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Marc Breitsprecher
- Lot #: 214
- Listing #: 199520
- Closed: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:46:30 PM CT
- Estimate: $145