Object numberCC59.2.0490
denarius, Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius, 155-156 CE
Date155-156 CE
Emperor
Antoninus Pius
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.82 cm, 2.88 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate head of Antoninus is turned towards the right. ANT[ON]INUS AUG PIUS P P IMP II is inscribed around, though the coin is chipped so ANTONINUS is not completely spelled out.
ANTONINUS AUGUSTUS PIUS, PATER PATRIAE, IMPERATOR II
ANT[ON]INUS AUG PIUS P P IMP II
Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of the fatherland , imperator for the second time
A draped Fortuna is standing to the right, with a rudder held vertically in her right hand, and a cornucopia in her right. TR POT XIX CO S [I]III is inscribed around, though the coin is chipped, so the number after COS is not completely there.
TRIBUNICIA POTESTIA XIX CONSUL IIII
TR POT XIX CO S [I]III
With tribunician power for the nineteenth year, consul for the fourth time
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