Co 1281 (Early Roman as of Antoninus Pius from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
139
Not before (date)
139
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC III Antoninus Pius: Rome 569a, p. 103
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Nicked edge with slight to moderate marginal cracking; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and somewhat sparse scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 715 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.5
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.64
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
[ANT]O[NI]NVS - AVG [PIVS P P]
Reverse Description
Pax standing to left, carrying cornucopia in left arm and branch in extended right hand
Reverse Inscription
[TR – P]OT – [CO]S II; in left and right fields, S – C; exergue off flan
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Eirene/Pax (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph