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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Antoninus Pius| > SH56304
Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D.
|Antoninus| |Pius|, |Antoninus| |Pius,| |August| |138| |-| |7| |March| |161| |A.D.|, Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.

This interesting, but damaged, gold aureus, the highest denomination in circulation and the equivalent of 25 silver denarii, dates from the very end of AD 144. This is indicated by the inscription DES IIII which is a continuation of the obverse legend. It records the emperor's designation to a fourth consulship which was taken up on January 1st, AD 145, and was the final consulship held by Antoninus.
SH56304. Gold aureus, RIC III 119a (citing Numismatische Zeitschrift 1881, p. 183; BMCRE IV p. 72 * and note (citing Trau sale, lot 1435); Cohen -; Hill 615; SRCV II -, VF, cuts and edge marks, Rome mint, weight 7.456g, maximum diameter 19.4mm, die axis 0o, very end of 144 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate bust right, very slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse DES IIII, Jupiter seated left on a facing throne, thunderbolt in right, long scepter vertical in left; ex Ponterio & Associates, NYINC, 8-9 Jan 2010, sale 152, lot 5950; very rare; SOLD



  






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