Antoninus Pius. Denarius; Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Rome, 148-9 AD, Denarius, 3.35g. BM-625, C-301, RIC-168. Obv: TR P XI. Rx: COS - IIII Unveiled togate figure (Genius of the Senate) standing l.. sacrificing from patera over tripod altar and holding roll. Not common: 26 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The reverse type, which on bronzes is labeled VOTA, commemorates Antoninus' decennalian vows. The sacrificing figure is usually described as the emperor, veiled, but Strack, p. 138, points out that it is sometimes the Genius of the Senate, unveiled and with his typical coiffure.. EF
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