Watch List notes:

ROMAN COINS

Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Aureus (Gold, 18mm, 7.30 g 6), Rome, 158-159. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII Bare head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III / COS IIII Antoninus Pius, with toga drawn over head, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from a patera held in his right hand, and holding a volumen in his left. BMC 952. Calicó 1711. RIC 294a-a. An attractive piece. Nearly extremely fine.

Ex Leu 77, 11 May 2000, 565 and Peus 270, 10 June 1970, 253 and from the collection of P. Tinchant, Schulman 239, 5-9 April 1965, 1573.

This coin was struck on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the reign of Antoninus Pius, and commemorates the vows undertaken for a succeeding 10 years.