As - Antoninus Pius IMPERATOR II ANCILIA S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year143-144
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#736B, OCRE#ric.3.ant.736B
Obverse descriptionBust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionTwo ancilia-- oval shields with rounded projections like shells above and below set upright side by side.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR II ANCILIA S C
(Translation: Imperator Secundum. Ancilia. Senatus Consultum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time. Shields. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (143-144)  - -
Catalog ID1695451580
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