Ancients - Happy Birthday to AP and Me

Happy B-day Bing..... and AP

Antoninus Pius Denarius
Obv: IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS II P P, Modius with corn ears.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 139
Reference:– BMC 79 (4 corn ears and poppy, L. A. Lawrence). RIC III 40 (corn ears and poppy). RSC 103.

This coin doesn't show the poppy as per the BMC/RIC examples.

 

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Antoninus Pius Æ Orichalcum Sestertius. 24.2g, 34mm

OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, Laureate head right.

REV: LIBERTAS COS IIII S C, Libertas standing left holding purse and extending hand.

REF: Cohen 543. RIC III 929

I posted this coin recently, but I'll post it again for his birthday and yours, Bing.

Happy Birthday, Bing!! The BIG 65!!

 

Bing, happy birthday!

Eng, nice cake.

AJ, there MUST be some law against owning a coin that cool...

 

Happy Birthday, Chief (ya fricken ol' rooster!!)


Huh, I wasn't sure who was older, you or A-Pius? (I'm fairly sure that you would have made a pretty cool Roman ruler)

Cheers, brother!!

Ummm, I have a few examples of AP ...

 

Happy b-day