Denarius - Antoninus Pius FORTVNA COS IIII; Fortuna
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 159-160 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 260269 |
| References | RIC III# 300B 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.300BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII
Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Vicesima.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the 23rd time.
Reverse
Fortuna, draped, standing right, holding rudder, nearly vertical and set on ground, in right hand and cornucopiae, with tip turned from body, in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FORTVNA COS IIII
Translation:
Fortuna. Consul Quartum.
Fortuna. Consul for the fourth time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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