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Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Commemorative Struck by Marcus Aurelius
In 162, Lucius Verus began war with the Parthians after Vologases IV invaded Syria and Armenia. The Romans would be victorious but the returning army would bring back a pandemic known as the Antonine Plague. The plague would significantly depopulate the entire Roman Empire.RS87323. Silver denarius, RIC III MA441, RSC II 357, BMCRE IV MA71, Szaivert MIR 47, SRCV II 5196, VF, excellent portrait, well centered, radiating flow lines, bumps, cleaning marks, Rome mint, weight 3.141g, maximum diameter 17.5mm, die axis 180o, 162 A.D.; obverse DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right; reverse DIVO PIO, rectangular altar with closed double panelled doors; ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 46, part of lot 1033; SOLD
REFERENCES
Price, M.J. & B. Trell. Coins and Their Cities: Architecture on the Ancient Coins of Greece, Rome, and Palestine. (London, 1977).
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