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<p>[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4231605, member: 89935"]Here's an Antoninus Pius sestertius with a very rare Juno Sospita reverse. I'm sure the dealer thought that the reverse was Minerva and not Juno Sospita considering how it was priced.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1082013[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Brass Sestertius</p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P - Laureate head right</p><p>TR POT COS III - Juno Sospita advancing right, brandishing spear and shield; serpent before</p><p>Exergue: </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome (140-144AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 23.25g / 32mm / 360</p><p>Rarity: Extremely Rare</p><p>References: </p><p>BMCRE pg. 210</p><p>and note = Strack 887</p><p>Unpublished</p><p>RIC 608 var (legends)</p><p>Acquisition/Sale: distinctivecoins Ebay $0.00 9/17</p><p>Notes: Jun 13, 18 - See CNG auction 67, Lot: 1503</p><p><br /></p><p>The Gary R. Wilson Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Extremely Rare. From CNG: Strack only identified two examples, in Münich and the Vatican, but the latter of which may have a third example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4231605, member: 89935"]Here's an Antoninus Pius sestertius with a very rare Juno Sospita reverse. I'm sure the dealer thought that the reverse was Minerva and not Juno Sospita considering how it was priced. [ATTACH=full]1082013[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius (Augustus) Coin: Brass Sestertius ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P - Laureate head right TR POT COS III - Juno Sospita advancing right, brandishing spear and shield; serpent before Exergue: Mint: Rome (140-144AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 23.25g / 32mm / 360 Rarity: Extremely Rare References: BMCRE pg. 210 and note = Strack 887 Unpublished RIC 608 var (legends) Acquisition/Sale: distinctivecoins Ebay $0.00 9/17 Notes: Jun 13, 18 - See CNG auction 67, Lot: 1503 The Gary R. Wilson Collection Extremely Rare. From CNG: Strack only identified two examples, in Münich and the Vatican, but the latter of which may have a third example.[/QUOTE]
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