As - Antoninus Pius (ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX) (138-161) front As - Antoninus Pius (ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX) (138-161) back
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As - Antoninus Pius ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX

 
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Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
138-161
Value
As = 1⁄16 Denarius
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#261426
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX

Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the 19th time.

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a rare representation of Antoninus Pius with a beard. Most depictions of him show him clean-shaven, but on this coin, he is portrayed with a short beard, which was a departure from the usual imperial portraiture of the time.