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Antoninus Pius, as Augustus (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.24 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, scratch. Rome, AD 151-152. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right, drapery over far left shoulder visible across front and back / TR POT XV-COS IIII, Pax standing facing, head left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left; PAX in exergue. Calicó 1594. RIC III 216d. Boldly struck from fresh high relief dies on a bright flashy flan.
The reverse figure of Pax (Peace) holding an olive branch perfectly characterizes the reign of this wise, just and clement emperor, whose era witnessed the peak of the Pax Romana.
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Antoninus Pius, as Augustus (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.24 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, scratch. Rome, AD 151-152. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right, drapery over far left shoulder visible across front and back / TR POT XV-COS IIII, Pax standing facing, head left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left; PAX in exergue. Calicó 1594. RIC III 216d. Boldly struck from fresh high relief dies on a bright flashy flan.
The reverse figure of Pax (Peace) holding an olive branch perfectly characterizes the reign of this wise, just and clement emperor, whose era witnessed the peak of the Pax Romana.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-antoninus-pius-as-augustus-ad-138-161-av-aureus-20mm-724-gm-6h-ngc-ms-5-5-3-5-scratch/a/3106-33288.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3106-01172023
HID02906262019
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