bpv_881169 - ANTONINUS PIUS Unité
175.00 €(Approx. 182.00$ | 145.25£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Unité
Date: c. 139-140
Mint name / Town : Mopsus, Cilicie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 9,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli buste. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Antonin le Pieux à droite, drapé sur l’épaule gauche (O*2).
Obverse legend : AUT KAISAR ADR ANTWNINOS SEBA, (Autokrator Kaisar Adrianos Antwninos Sebastos).
Obverse translation : (L’empereur césar Hadrien Antonin auguste).
Reverse
Reverse description : Athéna nicéphore debout à gauche, casquée et drapée, tenant une petite Niké de la main droite tendue et une javeline de la main gauche appuyée sur son bouclier.
Reverse legend : ADRIANWN MOYEATWN ET ZS.
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.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
