Aureus - Antoninus Pius AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II; Pietas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 138 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.5 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 259754 |
| References | RIC III# 14Ab Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.ant.14AbOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Antoninus Pius, bare-headed, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS
Translation:
Imperator Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus.
Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus [Pius].
Reverse
Pietas, draped, standing left next to altar, raising right hand and holding box of incense in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II
Translation:
Augustus Pius, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum.
Emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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