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, 140-143; Æ (26,37 g; 33,4 mm; 12 h)
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rv. GENIO SENATVS / S - C Genius of the Roman Senate, togate, standing front, head to left, holding olive branch in his right hand and sceptre in his left. RIC 605; Cohen 400. Lovely specimen, boasting an appealing green patina and an elegant portrait of the emperor; untouched. Perfectly well centred. Good extremely fine. Exceptional coin.