Live auction - brm_479692 - ANTONINUS PIUS Denier
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| Estimate : | 280 € |
| Price : | 175 € |
| Maximum bid : | 175 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 April 2018 14:32:56 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: 160-161
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 850 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,41 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle sur un flan bien centré. Très belle tête d’Antonin. Revers de haut relief bien venu à la frappe. Très jolie patine de médaillier avec des reflets mordorés. Conserve la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection du Docteur J.-M. F
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIIII.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d'Antonin le Pieux à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : "Antoninus Augustus Pius Pater Patriæ Tribunicia Potestate quartum vicesimum", (Antonin auguste pieux père de la patrie revêtu de la vingt-quatrième puissance tribunitienne).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PIETATI AVG COS IIII.
Reverse description : Pietas (la Piété) debout à gauche, tenant un globe de la main droite, et de la gauche un enfant ; à ses pieds, de chaque côté, un enfant.
Reverse translation : “Pietati Augusti Consul quartum”, (À la Piété de l'auguste consul pour la quatrième fois).
Commentary
Un seul ruban visible. Au revers, la Piété est entourée d’enfants, ce sont ceux de Marc Aurèle César et de Faustine Jeune.
Historical background
ANTONINUS PIUS
(02/25/138-03/7/161)
Augustus
Antonin was born on September 19, 86 in Lanuvium. His family is from Gaul (Nîmes). He was a wealthy senator who married Faustina the Elder between 110 and 115 and thus entered Hadrian's family by marriage. After the death of Aelius on January 1, 138, Hadrian chose Antonin to succeed him on February 25, 138, adding two adopted sons, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Hadrian dies on July 10 and Antonin succeeds him. He must first fight to deify Hadrian, enemy of the Senate. In 139, Marc Aurèle becomes Caesar and Faustina Augusta. His reign is calm and happy and symbolizes the "Pax Romana" of the second century. In 148, he commemorated with pomp the 900th anniversary of Rome.
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