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RIC III Antoninus Pius 774

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC III Antoninus Pius 774. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P.

The reverse shows antoninus Pius, seated left on platform on right; behind him, officer, in front Liberalitias, standing left, holding account-board and cornucopiae; belowe, citizen standing right, holding out fold of toga, with the legend LIBERALITAS AVG IIII COS IIII S C.

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Historical context

Antoninus Pius served as Roman emperor between AD 138 and 161, having been adopted by Hadrian as his son and successor shortly before Hadrian's death. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and acquired the cognomen Pius following his accession. An effective administrator who left a substantial treasury surplus, his reign was marked by general peace across the Roman Empire.

This bronze sestertius was struck at the mint of Rome under Antoninus Pius, carrying the obverse legend "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P". During the Roman Empire, the sestertius served as a large brass denomination useful for commerce, historically valued at one quarter of a denarius. The reverse bears the inscription "LIBERALITAS AVG IIII COS IIII S C" and depicts the emperor seated on a platform beside an officer, accompanied by Liberalitas holding an account-board and cornucopiae before a citizen who holds out the fold of a toga.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
Reverse
Antoninus Pius, seated left on platform on right; behind him, officer, in front Liberalitias, standing left, holding account-board and cornucopiae; belowe, citizen standing right, holding out fold of toga
Obverse legend
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P
Reverse legend
LIBERALITAS AVG IIII COS IIII S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC III Antoninus Pius 774
Denomination and metal
Sestertius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P
Reverse legend to match
LIBERALITAS AVG IIII COS IIII S C
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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