Antoninus Pius (10th July AD 138 - 7th March AD 161)
Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus was born in AD 86. Under his 23 year reign the Empire enjoyed peace and prosperity, apart from minor disturbances in Britain. On his death he was succeeded by Marcus Aurelius.
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| Antoninus Pius 'Annona' Sestertius 018082 | Antoninus Pius 'Annona' Sestertius Bronze, 25.89 grams, 34.41mm. Rome. 151-152 AD. Obverse: IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT XV COS IIII S-C, Annona seated left, holding corn ears and cornucopiae, modius at feet. ANNONA AVG in exergue. RIC 891; Sear 4148. Fine. | £70.00  |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Fortuna' Denarius 018239 | Antoninus Pius 'Fortuna' Denarius Silver, 3.07 grams, 19.06 mm. Rome. 148-149 AD. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII, laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. RIC 179; RSC 263; Sear -. Very fine and better. | £45.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Sacrificing' Sestertius 010509 | Scarce Antoninus Pius 'Sacrificing' Sestertius Brass, 22.65 grams, 31.45 mm. Rome. AD 145 - 161. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS PP; laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Reverse: VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS III S C; Antoninus standing left; sacrificing with patera over altar. Not in RCV; RIC 794. Good very fine. | £225.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Vesta' Denarius 009822 | Antoninus Pius 'Vesta' Denarius Silver, 3.23 grams, 18.24 mm. Rome. Circa AD 154-155. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII; laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII; Vesta standing left; sacrificing out of patera over altar; holding palladium. RIC 238; C 201. Almost extremely fine. | £75.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' Denarius 015674 | Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' Denarius Silver, 3.18 grams, 18.51 mm. Rome. 138 AD. Obverse: IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS, laureate head right. Reverse: AVG PIVS P M T R P COS DES II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC III 10; RSC 78; BMC 15; Sear 4053. Very fine. | £45.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Ancient Imitation of Salus' As 015011 | Antoninus Pius 'Ancient Imitation of Salus' AE As Bronze, 8.55 grams, 24.71 mm. Unofficial mint imitating Rome. 138-161 AD. Obverse: ANTONINVS IIVC C....PP YOT CS IIII, (for ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III), laureate head right. Reverse: (S)ALVC AVGV (for SALVS AVG), Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre, feeding serpent entwinded around altar. imitative of RIC 688 (COS III). Good fine/fine. | £30.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' Denarius 014916 | Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' Denarius Silver, 3.15 grams, 18.43 mm. Rome. 145-147 AD. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII, Aequitas standing front, head left, holding scales and sceptre. RIC 127; Seaby RSC 228; Sear 4066. Irregular flan, otherwise extremely fine with some original lustre. | £70.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Annona' Denarius 014921 | Antoninus Pius 'Annona' Denarius Silver, 3.49 grams, 16.92 mm. Rome. 147-148 AD. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII, Annona standing left holding corn ears & placing left hand on modius set upon prow of ship, the front half of which is seen. RIC 163; Seaby RSC 286; Sear 4068. Good very fine. | £60.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Modius with poppies' Denarius 014078 | Antoninus Pius 'Modius with Poppies' Denarius Silver, 3.08 grams, 17.83 mm. Rome. 140-143 AD. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Reverse: ANNONA AVG, modius with four corn ears and poppy. RIC III 62c; Cohen 33; Sear 4050. Extremely fine. | £95.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 'Honos' Sestertius 011315 | Antoninus Pius 'Honos' Sestertius Bronze, 20.46 grams, 30.94 mm. Rome. AD 145. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P; laureate head right. Reverse: HONORI AVG COS IIII; Honos standing left; holding branch and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC III 772; BMCRE 1686; Cohen 414. Good fine. | £90.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 013695 | Antoninus Pius 'Commemorative' Denarius Silver, 3.40 grams, 17.98 mm. Rome. AD 161. Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS; bare head right. Reverse: CONSECRATIO; pyre of four tiers; decorated with garlands and hangings; surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 436; Cohen 164; Sear (1988) 1302, struck by Marcus Aurelius. Extremely fine. | £110.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 013191 | Antoninus Pius 'Pudicitia' AE As Bronze, 12.83 grams, 25.59 mm. Rome. AD 140-144. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP; laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT COS IIII, S C; Pudicitia standing facing; head left; raising right hand; holding veil with left. RIC III 702 corr.; Cohen 905. Good fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £65.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 012364 | Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' Sestertius Bronze, 24.29 grams, 32.12 mm. Rome. AD 146-147. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS TR P XI; laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII, S C; Aequitas standing left; holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC III 842; Cohen 231. Good. | £25.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 013180 | Antoninus Pius 'Ceres' AE As Bronze, 10.25 grams; 25.57 mm. Rome. AD 145-162. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P; laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT COS IIII S-C; Ceres (?) standing left; extending right hand and holding torch in left. RIC III 830; Cohen 943. Very fine-good fine. | £60.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 012872 | Antoninus Pius 'Providentia' AE As Bronze, 13.08 grams, 27.36 mm. Rome. AD 156-157. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II; laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT XX COS IIII S C; Providentia standing left; holding sceptre; right hand pointing at large globe at foot left. RIC III, 972; Sear 4319; Cohen 1011. Nearly good fine/fine. | £35.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 012646 | Antoninus Pius 'Ceres' AE As Bronze, 10.72 grams, 28.12 mm. Rome. AD 145-161. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P; laureate head right. Reverse: TR POT COS IIII S C; deity, thought to be Ceres, standing left; extending right hand; holding torch in left. RIC III, 840; Cohen 943. Very fine. | £65.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 012641 | Antoninus Pius 'Wolf and Twins' AE As Bronze, 11.15 grams, 25.86 mm. Rome AD 143-144. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III; laureate head right. Reverse: IMPERATOR II, she-wolf standing right; suckling twins Romulus and Remus; boat and S C in exergue. RIC III, 734; Cohen 448. Good. | £45.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 011765 | Extremely Rare Antoninus Pius 'Aequitas' AE As Bronze, 8.98 grams, 26.25 mm. Rome. AD 148-149. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII; laureate head right. Reverse: COS-III-I; Aequitas standing left; holding scales and cornucopiae; S C across fields. Listed as an As only as an addenda to RIC III 858. Very rare; known only from Budapest Museum and a mention in Revista Italiana 1907, p. 557. Fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £75.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 011312 | Rare Unpublished Antoninus Pius 'Unlisted Pax' As Bronze, 10.13 grams, 23.63 mm. Rome, AD 138. Obverse: IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS PIVS; bare head right. Reverse: P M TR POT COS DES II; Pax standing left; holding olive branch and cornucopiae. RIC III 1092 var (struck under Hadrian); Cohen: -. Rare (RIC lists this coin only as a Sestertius, not as an As). Good fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £185.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 011191 | Unpublished Antoninus Pius 'Unlisted Pietas' Sestertius Bronze, 22.82 grams, 30.39 mm. Rome. AD 138. Obverse: (IMP T) AEL CAES HADRI A-N(TONINVS ...); laureate head right. Reverse: unclear legend around (TRIB POT COS), PIE-TAS / SC in field; Pietas standing left by altar; raising both hands. RIC III 1083 (struck under Hadrian) var. Very rare. (Note: RIC 1083 lists the obverse legend without HADRI, and with Pietas raising one hand only. The only coin listed with this obverse legend in RIC is 1092 (struck under Hadrian), which has a Pax reverse. Antoninus Pius himself did not strike any bronze coins with HADRI in the legend). Fine-good fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £185.00 |  |
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| Antoninus Pius 008844 | Antoninus Pius 'Pax burning arms' Sestertius Bronze, 27.21 grams, 31.35 mm. Rome. AD 147. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP; laureate head right. Reverse: COS IIII around; PAX-AVG and S C across fields; Pax standing left; setting fire to heap of arms with torch; holding cornucopiae. RIC III 777; BMC 1698; Cohen 594. Fine/good. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £60.00 |  |
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Main Roman Coin Book and Other References: RIC = Mattingly, Harold The Roman Imperial Coinage BMC = Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum RSC = Seaby, H A Roman Silver Coinage RCV = Sear, David R Roman Coins and Their Values Cr = Crawford, Michael The Roman Republican Coinage SB = Sear, David R Byzantine Coins and Their Values S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)
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