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As - Antoninus Pius ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Diameter | 29 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, depicted with characteristic short beard and mature, idealised facial features typical of Antonine portraiture. The emperor's shoulders show traces of drapery. The surrounding Latin legend runs clockwise along the rim, partially visible despite wear. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show an even olive-green patina consistent with extended circulation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Antoninus Pius ruled for over two decades without leaving Rome — the only emperor of the Principate to do so — yet his reign was far from passive. The COS III designation in the legend dates this piece to 140 AD or later, after his third consulship began. His fiscal conservatism was such that he left the treasury substantially larger than he found it, a near-unique achievement, and bronze coinage circulated heavily under him precisely because he avoided the debasement that plagued so many of his successors.
The as denomination saw particularly high production volumes under Antoninus, partly to service infrastructure spending in the provinces.