I haven't posted anything as of late and this is my last purchase. Not a great example, but one that will suffice for my collection of the 5 Good in bronze(latest goal). POST YOUR COINS & COMMENTS PEEPS Dupondius Emperor Antonius Pius(138-161), bust facing right obverse, Aequitas standing holding scale and cornucopia reverse, Rome mint 24-25mm, 10.9 gms, minted circa 139 AD
Another nice addition G. I'll be excited to see the five together once you have them all collected. -d
Lovely coin! These well-circulated coins are evidence of how prosperous the empire was in the Antonine era. Think of the thousands of transactions that coin facilitated! Here's a couple of my Antoninus Pius bronzes:
Nice Antonines - I like the worn ones because I can afford them. Here is my only posthumous Antoninus Pius, with his column barely visible on the reverse: Here are two harshly cleaned AEs from that era, which show the color difference between the orichalcum (brass) of the sestertius (Antoninus Pius) and the copper of an as (his wife Faustina I):
Great comment! If coins could only tell us who held them in their hands Mine is a sestertius, not a Dupondius and also very much circulated: Rome 152-153 CE 32 x 33 mm; 24.88 g; Ref: RIC III 904; Cohen 452 Ob.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS XVI Laureate head right Rv.: INDVLGENTIA AVG COS IIII Indulgentia seated left with scepter, extending right hand; in exergue S C
And another Sestertius, but it is a pendant. My dad gave it to me years ago, and he said it could always be removed because he designed it that way. However, as it is his gift, I always left it that way - just for remembrance. On special occasions I do wear it 31 x 32 mm, 30.06 g (with the frame) Rome, 150-151 CE Ref.: RIC III Antoninus Pius 874; Cohen 690 Ob.: IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P laureate head right Rev.: TR POT XIIII COS III Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on low seat, holding spear in right hand and resting left elbow on round shield set on prow on right; in left hand, a parazonium; S - C
My one and only A-Pi dupondius, also an Aequitas reverse. ANTONINUS PIUS AE Dupondius. 12.05g, 27mm. Rome mint, AD 148-149. RIC 858; Sear 1281; C 233. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS TR P XII, radiate head right. R: COS IIII, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae; S-C in fields. Purchased from Alan Cherry (London Coin Fair, Sep 2014)
Nice one ominus1, looks very smooth a few hands have touched that one. Only have one Dupondius the rest of my bronzes are all Sestertius.
Hoping someone can help with any info on this I came across.https://photos.app.goo.gl/TvRFUQsyitX7RYyB6
Hi Sara, I believe it could be this coin of Faustina junior.......https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_I...ER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0&PAGE_NUM=20&PAGE=3
That’s actually really neat! Were the coins that brightly colored when first struck? I bet so; US cents come out of the mint pinkish copper but become brown etc over the years. Must have been a sight to see handfuls of shiny new Roman coins back in the day
Nice addition! It seems to have this nice bronze look. Good idea to put together a digital tray with bronzes. Making a note here, for myself, to do that to for my bronzes. Below is my latest bronze of AP, a sesterius.