Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XIII 23 March 2017
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Antoninus Pius Æ As. Rome, AD 140. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG P P, laureate head right / TR POT COS III, Mars right, holding spear and shield, descending through the air towards Rhea Silvia, reclining left. RIC 694a. 11.47g, 27mm, 12h.
Slight chip on reverse, otherwise about Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics VIII, 28 September 2014, lot 1020.
Livy, in his 'Ad Urbe Condita', gives an account of the myth of Rhea Silvia's encounter with the god Mars, which led to the birth of Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. Although Livy's account was somewhat euphemistic in its approach to the subject matter, the myth persisted and can be found depicted on various famous artworks from the ancient world, such as the Casali Altar in the Vatican Museums.
Slight chip on reverse, otherwise about Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics VIII, 28 September 2014, lot 1020.
Livy, in his 'Ad Urbe Condita', gives an account of the myth of Rhea Silvia's encounter with the god Mars, which led to the birth of Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. Although Livy's account was somewhat euphemistic in its approach to the subject matter, the myth persisted and can be found depicted on various famous artworks from the ancient world, such as the Casali Altar in the Vatican Museums.