| Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.)
- Silver Denarius - 20.11mm, 2.70g |
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| Obverse - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII Antoninus, his laureate head right. |
Reverse - COS IIII Annona standing left, holding corn-ears, placing left hand on modius set on ship, which is half seen. |
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The image above is my own scan using an A4 flatbet scanner. |
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| Minted in Roma (Rome, Italy) in 151-152 A.D. (COS IIII
TRP XII) Reference: Mattingley, H. & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 3 (RIC), p48?, nr. 204. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Volume 2, p212, nr. 4075. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 2, p298, nr. 281 Seaby, H.A. & Loosley, R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 2, p174, nr. 281 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p135, nr. 18/13 Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p201, nr.546 (B09, O16, R040, T243) Quality: Very Fine Rarity: Found by a metal detectorist in or near the town of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Official number in the NUMIS database: 1140806 PAN (Portable Antiquities of the Netherlands) number: 30761 |
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