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Antoninus Pius, AR Denarius


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Until this morning I didn´t have a denarius of AP, only AS and dupondii. Well now they have a "tray mate" with a great profile.

Antoninus Pius AR denarius, Rome, AD 152-153. 18 mm, 3.35 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVI, laureate head right. / COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears in left hand and resting right hand on modius set on prow to right. RIC 221; RSC 290; BMCRE 520.

 

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changed date, mistake in dealer attribution. TR P XVI, COS IIII are 152-153 CE
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That’s a great looking Antoninus Pius, @expat!

When I purchased these, I was planning to build some 5 Good Emperor collections in various denominations.

I’ve completed an AR denarii set, an Antioch Æ set, and I have a Sestertii group in progress.

 

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9 hours ago, expat said:

Until this morning I didn´t have a denarius of AP, only AS and dupondii. Well now they have a "tray mate" with a great profile.

Antoninus Pius AR denarius, Rome, AD 152-153. 18 mm, 3.35 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVI, laureate head right. / COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears in left hand and resting right hand on modius set on prow to right. RIC 221; RSC 290; BMCRE 520.

 

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That's a lovely denarius! Coingratulations on the new addition to your numophylacium!

Here's my specimen of the coin.

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Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.
Roman AR denarius, 3.31 g, 16.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 152-153.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, Laureate head, right.
Rev: COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and resting left hand on modius set on prow.
Refs: RIC 221; BMCRE 786-88; Cohen/RSC 290; RCV --.
 

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Very nice! Here's an Antoninus Pius COS IIII with Annona; I didn't post it in the "reverses" thread.

Antoninus Pius AR Denarius, 149 AD. Obv. Laureate head right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII / Rev. Annona standing left holding corn ears over modius left and anchor right, COS IIII.  RIC III 175, RSC II 284, BMCRE 657. 19.5 mm., 3.24 g.

 

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It's not quite the same type as the lovely examples posted by @expat and @Roman Collector: it's TRP XII rather than TRP XVI.

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Great example, @expat.  I have one of those, but mine is quite worn:

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Antoninus Pius  Denarius (153 A.D.) Rome Mint ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS PP TR P XVI, laureate head right / COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding grain-ears and resting hand on modius. RIC 221; RSC 290. (3.17 grams / 17 mm) eBay Sep. 2013   

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Here is one of mine:

 

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Antoninus Pius (Reg. 138-161 AD)
AR Denarius
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right
Rv: TR POT COS IIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter and cornucopiae, LIB IIII in exergue.
Ag, 3.74g, 16mm
Ref.: RIC 155, BMCRE 567, RSC 490a.

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Here is a bit of a different view, roughly a century later.

Trajan Decius, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.13g, 12h). Rome mint struck mid AD 251. Commemorative issue for Divus Antoninus Pius (died AD 161). Obv: DIVO PIO; Radiate head of Divus Antoninus Pius to right. Rev: CONSECRATIO; Eagle standing right, wings spread and head to left. Ref: Cohen 1188; RIC 89. Good Very Fine, lightly toned with subtle golden hues. Scarce. From the Syracuse Collection of Ancient Coins; Ex Stacks Coin Galleries April 1995, Lot 290. Ex Stacks July 2011 Coin Galleries (7 Jul 2011), Lot 1137.

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And another Posthumous.

 

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Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Denarius after 161, AR 19mm., 2.98g. Bare head r. Rev. Eagle standing r., head l., with wings spread. RIC M. Aurelius 429. C 154. 

Toned, Good Very Fine.   Ex-Navilles   2017

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