Since there is not much going on here at ancient coins, I'm just sharing this Antoninus Pius - not scarce nor rare but I like his portrait: AE Sestertius, Orichalcum Rome, 156 - 157 AD 31 mm, 23.11 g, 11h RIC III Antoninus Pius, 967 type 2 (position of SC); Banti 476; BMCRE (Vol. IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus, p. 340) 2016; RSC 1008; Sear 4252 Ob.: ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P IMP II Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to r. Rev.: TR POT XX - COS IIII Securitas seated to l. on curule chair formed by two crossed cornucopias, holding scepter in r. hand and resting l. elbow on the cornucopia at her left. The top of the cornucopia at her right can be seen below her r. arm. S – C across field. Securitas is the Roman personification of security, carefreeness, and peace of mind, occasionally also of carelessness. She only appeared as a deity during the imperial period, mainly on coins. She is first depicted on a bronze medallion of Nero as Securitas Augusti, the Securitas owed to the emperor. The standing Securitas is more common than the seated type. Picture courtesy CNG: Please share your Secvritas coins or anything related you want to share.
ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P., laureate bust right TEMPLVM DIVI AVG. REST. / COS. IIII, front-view of the Temple of Divine Augustus, with 8 columns and 2 statues inside. The legend should be read as one single sentence, starting from the obverse : Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, consul IIII, templum Divi Augusti restituit: Antoninus Augustus Pious, father of the country, 4 times consul, restored the temple of the Divine Augustus.
Antoninus Pius. (138-161 AD). Silver Denarius (3.26 gm). Rome, 159 Obv. AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS AVG P P, laureate head right Rev. AED DIVI AVG REST COS IIII, temple of eight columns with standing statues before the two outer columns, containing seated statues of Divus Augustus and Diva Livia. BMCRE p. 74. Cohen 1 (20 Fr.). RIC 124. Rare
That is totally fascinating: a single sentence formed by the legends on the obverse and reverse. Hadn't seen this before, I never cease to be astonished about what the Romans did and how. Thank you so much for sharing.
