This was a bit of an impulse buy and the coin simply doesn't match in with any of my collecting themes at all. Perhaps it was that I had been a couple of weeks without buying anything and felt the need to buy SOMETHING. Antoninus Pius Sestertius Obv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right Rev:- [TIBERIS // S-C], Tiber, crowned with reeds, reclining left, leaning on urn, which pours out water, resting right hand on boat and holding reed. Minted in Rome. A.D. 140-144 Reference:– Cohen 819, RCV 4237. RIC III, p. 112, 643 (rare). I know.... All the reverse legends are missing!! At least there is enough detail there to identify the coin. Martin
Legend or no, I like the OP coin (I've already told you steve how much I like yours). I'm sill "on-hold" from buying, but when I can I will look for one of these I can afford.
Great addition! I wouldn't mind this either, legend or not. I don't have a coin with Tiber, one with Tiber patina (allegedly)
i like it also, i don't mind an ancient that actually looks a bit ancient. that's all i can afford, so that's fortunate for me.
Pius coins stayed in circulation quite a while which explains why we have so many worn ones. He issued a few really nice variations but I have to admit a strong bias toward a Tiber coin with the letters showing while I'd be happy to have a pig reverse with no legend as long as the pig showed well. Most people seem to prefer great portraits over 'special' reverses but some of us are reverse oriented. I never really understood clearly if experts could tell a Tiber patina from a coin that spent time in another river. I could see how it might be possible since the chemical make up of the Tiber just downstream from Rome must have been quite different.
You know when I see coins like this my mind begins to wonder, how imagine what this thing looked like the day it was made. Impressive is how it looked for sure. Oh and a good impulse buy. You know the Greek silver is calling you Martin, don't resist.
