I thought this was Antonius Pius by Marcus Aurelius, but it turns out(i had trouble with the beard anyway) it's OF MA by his son Commodus(9_9). I was reading while investigating this coin that in 1907 they had found what they believed to be MA's "Ustrinum", but after removing a few marble blocks and some other artifacts to the Museo Nazionale Romano, the monument itself, not even fully excavated, was buried in the foundation of the new Chamber of Deputys.. POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENT PEEPS! Sestertius Divus MAn_tonius Pius(Marcus Aurelius) Consescrato, Ustrinum/funeral pyre struck under Commodus Rome, 180 AD 30mm 24.72gms.
Caracalla. He was not the kind of ruler you usually think of as a Divus candidate but having a relative become emperor was enough for a very small issue.
Nice bronze. 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
"We didn't start the pyre!" Nice MA Consecratio, @ominus1! I have a rough As of MA with another type of Consecratio (eagle on globe):
