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TEMPLE, ANTONINUS PIUS, Temple of Roma
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orichalcum sestertius (25.11, 6h) Rome mint. Struck AD 141-143.
aNT[-]ONINVS AVG [-] PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right
ROMAE AETERNAE [/] S C ornamented dekastyle temple with the statue of Roma inside; quadriga (suggested) at top.
RIC 623 (scarce); Cohen 703(fr.12); BMC 1279; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 125:24a
ex CNG EAuction 52
The temple of Roma was designed by Hadrian (himself) in AD 121 and completed by Antoninus Pius in 141. It stood facing the forum, and was built back to back with the temple of Venus, which faced the Flavian Amphitheater. The two temples in one building were referred to as the Temple of Venus and Roma ("Templum Veneris et Romae"). Hadrian had to have the colossal statue of Nero removed in order to make room for the temples, which were built on the site of the vestibule of Nero's golden house. (He had Nero's statue placed near the entrance to the Ampitheater, and this provided the nickname, "Colloseum".) Their ruins prove both temples consisted of ten colums, and the coins suggest many decorative details.
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![TEMPLE, ANTONINUS PIUS, Temple of Roma
orichalcum sestertius (25.11, 6h) Rome mint. Struck AD 141-143.
aNT[-]ONINVS AVG [-] PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right
ROMAE AETERNAE [/] S C ornamented dekastyle temple with the statue of Roma inside; quadriga (suggested) at top.
RIC 623 (scarce); Cohen 703(fr.12); BMC 1279; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 125:24a
ex CNG EAuction 52
The temple of Roma was designed by Hadrian (himself) in AD 121 and completed by Antoninus Pius in 141. It stood facing the forum, and was built back to back with the temple of Venus, which faced the Flavian Amphitheater. The two temples in one building were referred to as the Temple of Venus and Roma ("Templum Veneris et Romae"). Hadrian had to have the colossal statue of Nero removed in order to make room for the temples, which were built on the site of the vestibule of Nero's golden house. (He had Nero's statue placed near the entrance to the Ampitheater, and this provided the nickname, "Colloseum".) Their ruins prove both temples consisted of ten colums, and the coins suggest many decorative details.
Keywords: Temple Roma Antoninus Pius](albums/userpics/12793/antose63.jpg "TEMPLE, ANTONINUS PIUS, Temple of Roma
orichalcum sestertius (25.11, 6h) Rome mint. Struck AD 141-143.
aNT[-]ONINVS AVG [-] PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right
ROMAE AETERNAE [/] S C ornamented dekastyle temple with the statue of Roma inside; quadriga (suggested) at top.
RIC 623 (scarce); Cohen 703(fr.12); BMC 1279; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 125:24a
ex CNG EAuction 52
The temple of Roma was designed by Hadrian (himself) in AD 121 and completed by Antoninus Pius in 141. It stood facing the forum, and was built back to back with the temple of Venus, which faced the Flavian Amphitheater. The two temples in one building were referred to as the Temple of Venus and Roma (\"Templum Veneris et Romae\"). Hadrian had to have the colossal statue of Nero removed in order to make room for the temples, which were built on the site of the vestibule of Nero's golden house. (He had Nero's statue placed near the entrance to the Ampitheater, and this provided the nickname, \"Colloseum\".) Their ruins prove both temples consisted of ten colums, and the coins suggest many decorative details.
Keywords: Temple Roma Antoninus Pius")
