Category Archives: Antoninus Pius

Antoninus Pius Denarius, Emperor AD 138-161, RIC 183, RSC 304, Obverse:  laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP XII, Reverse:  Antoninus Pius standing facing, his head left, holding a patera over a lighted tripod, COS IIII, very lustrous coin, fantastic portrait of Pius, detailed reverse, full and clear legends on both sides, a beautiful coin well struck and centered, Asking price:  $180 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (please see shipping information page)

Antoninus Pius Denarius, Emperor AD 138-161, RIC 202; Van Meter 50/3, 3.21 gms, Obverse: laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, Reverse: Tranquillitas standing half left, holding a rudder and ears of grain, TR POT XIIII COS IIII, TRANQ in exergue, lustrous coin with very light attractive toning, wonderful and very high relief portrait of Antoninus Pius. Though worn, Tranquillitas shows much detail, full and legible legends on both sides of the coin with the exception of PP on the obverse very softly struck, and a tiny bit of XIIII on the reverse off the flan, a very lovely coin that is sharper in hand, and the high relief portrait of the emperor is very, very nice, Asking price: $95 includes priority shipping and insurance

AD 138-161, Consecration Denarius issued posthumously by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Van Meter 136/3, old Sear 1301, 18 x 19 mm, 3.4 gms, Obverse: bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, DIVVS ANTONINVS, Reverse: Eagle standing right on an altar draped by a garland, CONSECRATIO, the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased this coin and who grades it Near Mint remarks of it: “Lustrous surfaces which made photography difficult. Great obverse detail with high relief portrait.” I’d say this is one of the most lustrous coins I’ve ever seen, just gorgeous in that and many respects, photography indeed difficult, reverse legend much sharper in hand, the bust of Antoninus Pius is of extremely high relief (and made coin totter when photographing the reverse!), exquisite detail on the reverse, too, on the eagle and garland, a beautiful little jewel, and my research tells me this coin is rare this nice, Asking price: $395 includes priority shipping and insurance

AD 138-161, minted in Rome AD 139, RIC III, 56a, page 32, Cohen 876, Obverse: laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, Reverse: priestly implements: knife, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, and simpulum, TR POT COS II, lustrous coin (more than my photography shows) with just the lightest touch of attractive toning, full legends on both obverse and reverse, very nice portrait, very, very detailed and attractive reverse, a little gem of a coin with high relief portrait and reverse devices, Asking price: $105 includes priority shipping and insurance