Denarius - Antoninus Pius (FORTVNAE FELICI; Fortuna) (138-161) front Denarius - Antoninus Pius (FORTVNAE FELICI; Fortuna) (138-161) back
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Denarius - Antoninus Pius FORTVNAE FELICI; Fortuna

 
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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
1 Denarius
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#260303
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Fortuna, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FORTVNAE FELICI

Translation:
Fortunae Felici
To Fortune, the happy.

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

The Denarius - Antoninus Pius (FORTVNAE FELICI; Fortuna) coin features the goddess Fortuna on its reverse side, which is an interesting fact about this coin. Fortuna was the goddess of luck, prosperity, and good fortune in Roman mythology, and her presence on the coin may have been intended to bring good luck to the coin's owner or to symbolize the prosperity of the Roman Empire during the reign of Antoninus Pius.