v13_0287 - ANTONINUS PIUS Denier
MONNAIES 13 (2001)
Starting price : 167.69 €
Estimate : 304.90 €
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Starting price : 167.69 €
Estimate : 304.90 €
unsold lot
Type : Denier
Date: 139
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : + 850 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,19 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Emission: 10e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait. Minuscule petite échancrure à 1 heure
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANTONINVS - AVG PIVS P P.
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Antonin le Pieux à droite (O°).
Obverse translation : “Antoninus Augustus Pius Pater Patriæ”, (Antonin auguste pieux père de la patrie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR - POT - COS II.
Reverse description : Deux mains jointes tenant un caducée et deux épis.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestas Consul secundus”, (Revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne consul pour la deuxième fois).
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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