Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, Rome, 139; Æ (25,23 g; 33,2 mm)
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Laureate head right. Rv. COS II Syria, towered, standing left, holding crown and cornucopia; at feet, left, river Orontes swimming. RIC 590 var. (SYRIA round edge, COS III in exergue); Cohen 795. Appealing even green patina; untouched. Very rare. Extremely fine. Elegant portrait of fine style.