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Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (19mm, 7.30 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 151-152. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO-NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head of Antoninus Pius right / TR PO-T XV-COS IIII, emperor standing facing, head left, togate, globe with celestial bands in outstretched right hand, volumen in left. RIC III 213. Calicó 1663a (same reverse die). Handsome portrait on lustrous surfaces.
Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1092; Vinchon (20 November 1992), lot 114
Unlike the restless Hadrian, Antoninus never left Italy and was content to rule from Rome. Stability and equanimity were his watchwords, and his policies kept the Empire on an even keel for 24 years. He put no one to death, friend or foe. Only minor flare-ups in northern Britain and north Africa disturbed the general peace. The frontiers were maintained and defended, with his decision to build a new wall in Britain 80 miles north of the Hadrian's Wall the only instance of imperial expansion. He carefully groomed Marcus Aurelius as his successor, but neglected to provide him any military training. In fact, the mild, civilian character of his reign may have unwittingly allowed storm clouds to gather and strengthen both within and beyond the frontiers. Nevertheless, later generations viewed Antoninus as the perfect emperor, and the tranquility of his reign took on the sheen of a lost golden age.
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Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (19mm, 7.30 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 151-152. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO-NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head of Antoninus Pius right / TR PO-T XV-COS IIII, emperor standing facing, head left, togate, globe with celestial bands in outstretched right hand, volumen in left. RIC III 213. Calicó 1663a (same reverse die). Handsome portrait on lustrous surfaces.
Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1092; Vinchon (20 November 1992), lot 114
Unlike the restless Hadrian, Antoninus never left Italy and was content to rule from Rome. Stability and equanimity were his watchwords, and his policies kept the Empire on an even keel for 24 years. He put no one to death, friend or foe. Only minor flare-ups in northern Britain and north Africa disturbed the general peace. The frontiers were maintained and defended, with his decision to build a new wall in Britain 80 miles north of the Hadrian's Wall the only instance of imperial expansion. He carefully groomed Marcus Aurelius as his successor, but neglected to provide him any military training. In fact, the mild, civilian character of his reign may have unwittingly allowed storm clouds to gather and strengthen both within and beyond the frontiers. Nevertheless, later generations viewed Antoninus as the perfect emperor, and the tranquility of his reign took on the sheen of a lost golden age.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-antoninus-pius-ad-138-161-av-aureus-19mm-730-gm-6h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-5-5-fine-style/a/3094-33071.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD