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Antoninus Pius - denarius
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ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P., laureate bust right
TEMPLVM DIVI AVG. REST. / COS. IIII, front-view of the Temple of Divine Augustus, with 8 columns and 2 statues inside.
The legend should be read as one single sentence, starting from the obverse : Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, templum Divi Augusti restituit consul IIII : Antoninus Augustus Pious, father of the country, 4 times consul, restored the temple of the Divine Augustus.
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![Antoninus Pius - denarius
ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P., laureate bust right
TEMPLVM DIVI AVG. REST. / COS. IIII, front-view of the Temple of Divine Augustus, with 8 columns and 2 statues inside.
The legend should be read as one single sentence, starting from the obverse : [i]Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, templum Divi Augusti restituit consul IIII [/i]: Antoninus Augustus Pious, father of the country, 4 times consul, restored the temple of the Divine Augustus.
Keywords: Antoninus_Pius temple restoration](albums/userpics/16475/Antonin%20denier.jpg "Antoninus Pius - denarius
ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P., laureate bust right
TEMPLVM DIVI AVG. REST. / COS. IIII, front-view of the Temple of Divine Augustus, with 8 columns and 2 statues inside.
The legend should be read as one single sentence, starting from the obverse : [i]Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, templum Divi Augusti restituit consul IIII [/i]: Antoninus Augustus Pious, father of the country, 4 times consul, restored the temple of the Divine Augustus.
Keywords: Antoninus_Pius temple restoration")
