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Ruler: | Antoninus Pius (posthumous) |
Reigned: | Caesar 25th Feb-10th July 138 AD: Augustus 138-161 AD |
Denomination: | AR Denarius |
Mint: | Rome |
Date of Issue: | 161 AD |
Obverse: | Bare head right, with drape on left shoulder. "DIVVS ANTONINVS" |
Reverse: | Pyramidal crematorium of four storeys, with garlanded base, the door on the second level, the apex surmounted by the emperor in a quadriga facing. "CONSECRATIO" |
Reference: | RCVM 5193, RSC 164a, RIC 436 |
Weight: | 3.7 gms |
Diameter: | 17.7 mm |
Comment: | The crematorium built by Antoninus Pius had already appeared before on the posthumous coinage of his wife, Faustina Senior. Its remains have been discovered near the Piazzai Montecitorio, west of the Corso, in Regio IX. |
ANTONINUS PIUS
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