As - Antoninus Pius ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX
Bronze | - | - |
Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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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 |
Numista | N#261426 |
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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.