Emperor Nothing: Long lost Roman Emperor twin of Antoninus Pius

Today I was walking in Coral Gables, Florida when all of the sudden it started raining. I saw the coin shop nearby and ran in to ride out the rain. I made it clear that I would be buying nothing, but since I was stuck there, I would like to take the opportunity to browse the ancient coins.

I saw a denarii of what I thought was Emperor Antoninus Pius, and I told the salesperson:

Me: "Shame I'm buying Nothing, because that Antoninus Pius would help me get closer towards putting together a set of the five good Emperors."
Salesperson: "Well, that's not a problem at all, that's Emperor Nothing!".
Me: "Kind of looks like Emperor Antoninus Pius to me."
Salesperson: "Look again, Emperor Nothing and Antoninus kind of look the same, but it is indeed Emperor Nothing, so you can purchase this coin without breaking your word."

Well, I did want to be the kind of person who keeps his own word, so I purchased Nothing. After all, the last thing I want to be accused of is not keeping my promises.

So without further adieu, here is Nothing. I know it looks a lot like Antoninus Pius, and one could be easily mistaken,but I hear that's just because Nothing was the long lost twin of Antoninus.

Edit: I asked if I should brighten it a bit, but decided against cleaning it at all.

 

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Actually looks good - I'd say leave it alone. Do Nothing - Unless you are driven for some reason to clean it!

 

I know Emperor Nothing! He was married to Empress Nothing!

 

Yeah, I'm kind of leaning towards leaving it as is, but I still wanted to get some input on the matter. The last thing I want is to have an overly shinny coin. That would be bad.

 

Hmmm...so you're walking around, minding your own business and all the sudden it's a downpour. The rain is so bad you're forced to seek shelter and the only place around is a coin store, that just so happens to sell ancients?

Where is that meme?

 

If the pics show how it actually looks then it's beautiful - don't mess with it!!

 

Well, I may or may not have made my way there despite the fact there were a few stores closer to where I was, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

Well the coin stories are great fiction - but photos NEVER lie, right??

 

That is indeed a very accurate image of what it looks like. I'll leave it as is.

 

Nice nothing, here is my nothings.


Antoninus Pius, (138 - 161 A.D)
AR Denarius
O: ANTONINVS AVG PI - VS PP TR P COS III, laureate head right.
R: OPI AVG; Ops seated left, holding scepter and resting her head on right hand.
Rome Mint, 140-143 A.D.
3.43g
18mm
RIC III 77


Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 A.D.)
Struck Under Marcus Aurelius
O: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare draped bust right.
R: CONSECRATIO, funeral pyre of four tiers with quadriga on top.
Rome Mint, 161 - 180 A.D.
18mm
3.2g
RIC III M. Aurelius 438

 

I would've made my way to a beer & sausage shop first!!

 

That's a nice bust of Nothing right there. All in all, I see Nothing here. But there's some nice Nothings here.

 

Good man!

 

Emperor Nothing, the 3rd century version:

Antoninus Pius struck by Trajan Decius, Roman Empire
AR antoninianus
Obv: DIVO PIO, radiate head facing right
Rev: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing with wings open and head left
Mint: Milan (struck 249-251 AD)
Ref: RIC 89

 

Well, well. I guess you fell off the wagon getting nothing.


Nice example of nothing!

 

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And now we need an expert opinion:

 

Update:

Used my new caliper and coin scale; Emperor Nothing is approximately 17.76mm and weighs 3.20g

 

Very nice!
Here is my Denarius of the Divine Antoninus.

OBVERSE: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
REVERSE: TR POT XIX COS IIII, Pax standing left, holding olive branch & cornucopiae.
19mm - 3.2 grams
Funny thing about Antoninus, he was actually descended from celts!
His ancestors were Celts from Nismes who had settled in Southern Italy.
Rome truly was a melting pot.

Sources
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=antoninus pius

 

i will neither confirm or deny that i own this coin.

i would leave that nice lookin' coin alone as well. i wish someone wouldn't have made this one so bright and shiny.

 

Updated Picture: This is just about what the coin looks in person. All the colors are as true to life as possible, and nothing has been edited or enhanced.