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A few bronzes of Antoninus Pius and His wife Faustina:

Sestertius: Romae Aeternae


Sestertius: Liberalitas


Diva Faustina Sestertius:


AS Rhea Silvia:

 

PIUS

RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE AR Denarius


FAUSTINA

RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE after 146 CE DIVA AR Denarius m Antoninus Pius 17.4mm 3.2g Ceres torch fold RIC 362 RSC 104

 

..so you have dabbled some in imperials

 

Excellent examples @Eduard

Q

 

indeed, almost untouchables...

 

I have 151 of the Roman Rulers from Augustus onward. However, it is not my focus. I enjoy the Roman Republic and those entities that interacted with them.

 

Thank you!
Let me say that the coins you show us are all beauties.

 

It looks like that insanely beautiful, Sestertius: Liberalita, has had ongoing bouts with bronze disease, note the almost purple areas where it was previously. God I hate that stuff. Sorry. And hopefully I'm wrong (wouldn't be the 1st time), but it looks like it's creeping back. Might I recommend a distilled water bath, followed by a scrub (I use a clipped down tooth brush) and once the flaky green is gone some Verdi care?

 

In the laureate tie and back of AP's neck? I'd also explore the crater by the C (of S - C) on the right on reverse.

 

I've contemplated long and hard. And Marcus Arelius is next. The Obstacle is the Way.

Marcus Aurelius
AR Denarius, RIC 73
Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD).
AR Denarius Roma (Rome),
162-163.
Obv. IMP M ANTONINVS AVG,
laureate head to right.
Rev. PROV DEOR TR P XVII COS
III, Providentia Standing left,
Holding cornucopiae and
globe. RIC 73. Cohen

 

I love your AP Thunderbolt, Q!!!!

 

Marcus Aurelius from Antioch

 

Either that coin is adorably fun sized or you have the fingers of Andrea the Giant!
Cool MA either way

 

Haha, yea, it's 16mm... Like an Antioch Semis.

 

Marcus Aurelius 161-180 A.D. Sestertius Rome Mint About Fine AE Sestertius 21.70g. 31mm. Struck under Commodus c. 180-182 A.D. Rome Mint
Bare head, r.
DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS
Eagle flying r., bearing aloft Marcus Aurelius holding sceptre; In ex.: S C
[C]ONECR[ATIO]
RIC III 660
Glossy black patina.
Minor pit on neck.
Marcus' death in 180 is seen as an end to the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Empire. He was known as the Philosopher being schooled in the Greek language/letters and philosophy.
Marcus acquired the reputation of a philosopher king within his lifetime, and the title would remain his after death; both Dio and the biographer call him "the philosopher".[289][290] Christians such as Justin Martyr, Athenagoras, and Melito also gave him the title.[291] The last named went so far as to call him "more philanthropic and philosophic" than Antoninus and Hadrian, and set him against the persecuting emperors Domitian and Nero to make the contrast bolder.[292] "Alone of the emperors," wrote the historian Herodian, "he gave proof of his learning not by mere words or knowledge of philosophical doctrines but by his blameless character and temperate way of life."[293] Iain King concludes that Marcus' legacy is tragic, because the emperor's "Stoic philosophy—which is about self-restraint, duty, and respect for others—was so abjectly abandoned by the imperial line he anointed on his death".[294]-Wiki


Faustina II
Cilicia, Diocaesarea 147-175 AD
Obverse: ANNIA FAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right
Reverse: ADRIANWN DIOKECAPEWN, winged thunderbolt
BMC: 5 Scarce
Size: 26mm, 7.78g
Faustina accompanied her husband on various military campaigns and enjoyed the love and reverence of Roman soldiers. Aurelius gave her the title of Mater Castrorum or ‘Mother of the Camp’. She attempted to make her home out of an army camp. Between 170–175, she was in the north, and in 175, she accompanied Aurelius to the east.

 

..it's MA time eh?!...here my big, thick (worn) sestertius with his funeral pyre/memorial struck under Commodus ... we can't forget Lucius Verus now and since both we're co-emperors i would reckon it'd be proper to show him also at this time he happened to be on one when i was in my Mt. Argaeus frenzy

 

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.
Roman AR denarius, 3.53 g, 17.4 mm, 1 h.
Rome, AD 169.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII, laureate head right.
Rev: LIBERAL AVG V COS III, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae.
Refs: RIC 206; BMCRE 492; Cohen 412; RCV 4914; MIR 181.