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Antoninus Pius Æ As. Rome (or mint in Britain?), AD 154-155. [ANTONINVS AVG PI]VS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRI[TANNI]A COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting her head on her right hand, and resting her left on rock; round shield and vexillum in background, SC in exergue. RIC III 934; C. 117; BMCRE 1971. 11.46g, 27mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province, as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britan in bulk for distribution.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province, as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britan in bulk for distribution.