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Antoninis Pius, Denarius, Rome, 139 AD, 17.32mm, 3.1g, RSC 874a, RIC 44 or 58 (depending if P or POT)
OBV: ANTININVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head right
REV: TR P (or POT) COS II, modius with two grain ears & poppy
Ooh nice, another of my favorite Antoninus Pius Denarius reverses. Great bare headed portrait as well! I would have been tempted too Randy.... depending on price of course.
5 Stars since I love any Roman coins showing what I consider 'Ancient Medicine' ie: the Opium Poppy in this example, of which a few of the most active ingredients in the harvested opium 'sap' that comes from the seed pods shortly after the petals fall off of the flower, are Morphine and Codeine, both powerful analgesic drugs (painkillers, both of which are still used in Medicine today in pill and injectable forms), which I am sure were used by the Romans for battle injuries and other injuries alike. I just love the coins that show these things.... I have several, and have my eye on some more!
Beautiful addition my friend!
5 Stars since I love any Roman coins showing what I consider 'Ancient Medicine' ie: the Opium Poppy in this example, of which a few of the most active ingredients in the harvested opium 'sap' that comes from the seed pods shortly after the petals fall off of the flower, are Morphine and Codeine, both powerful analgesic drugs (painkillers, both of which are still used in Medicine today in pill and injectable forms), which I am sure were used by the Romans for battle injuries and other injuries alike. I just love the coins that show these things.... I have several, and have my eye on some more!
Beautiful addition my friend!