Antoninus Pius
Augustus, 891 - 914 A.U.C. (138 - 161 A.D.)
Augustus, 891 - 914 A.U.C. (138 - 161 A.D.)
Coin: AE Orichalcum Sestertius, posthumous issue.
Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS, Bare headed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: CONSE-CRATIO, a four tiered Ustrinum*, decorated with garlands and statues, surmounted by Antoninus Pius in a Quadriga. S - C across the fields.
Weight: 22.05 g
Diameter: 31 x 31 x 4 mm
Die axis: 330°
Mint: Rome, struck in 161 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. III 1266 ( issued in the joint reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus)
Rated Rare
Comment: The Ustrinum comprises of;
Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS, Bare headed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: CONSE-CRATIO, a four tiered Ustrinum*, decorated with garlands and statues, surmounted by Antoninus Pius in a Quadriga. S - C across the fields.
Weight: 22.05 g
Diameter: 31 x 31 x 4 mm
Die axis: 330°
Mint: Rome, struck in 161 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. III 1266 ( issued in the joint reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus)
Rated Rare
Comment: The Ustrinum comprises of;
level 4 = Plinth surmounted with Quadriga statue of emperor, a long lit torch to each side.
level 3 = Arches with statues in them.
level 2 = The burial chamber, a door in the centre, two arches with a statue in each, to each side.
level 1 = A garlanded base.
level 3 = Arches with statues in them.
level 2 = The burial chamber, a door in the centre, two arches with a statue in each, to each side.
level 1 = A garlanded base.
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