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Lot # 567
Antoninus Pius (138-161). AE Sestertius, Rome mint, 143-144 AD. Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III. Laureate head right. Rev. ITALIA SC. Italia towered seated left on starry globe, holding cornucopiae and sceptre. RIC III 746a; C. 464. AE. 23.66 g. 32.30 mm. Scarce. Fascinating issue. Lovely dark patina. Slightly pitted surface. Peripheral area of flat strike on obverse. VF.