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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 453526, member: 9204&quot;]I finally managed to find a decent specimen of this coin at the right price. The reverse shows the column of Antoninus Pius, erected after his death in 161 AD. Only the base of this column survives today and is displayed at the Vatican. Its my favorite example of Roman art, displaying the height of classicism on one side (the shown in the picture), while the other shows the rise of plebeian styles.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/Ardatirion/columnbase.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Antoninus_Pius_AE_sestertius%2C_161_AD%2C_Rome.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Divus Antoninus Pius</p><p>&nbsp; AE sestertius – 30mm</p><p>&nbsp; Rome, 161 AD</p><p>&nbsp; DIVVS ANTONINVS</p><p>&nbsp; bare headed bust r.</p><p>&nbsp; DIVO PIO</p><p>&nbsp; [FONT=&amp;quot]column surmounted by statue of Antoninus Pius, holding eagle and sceptre, S C in fields[/FONT][FONT=&amp;quot]</p><p>RIC III 1269 (Marcus Aurelius)[/FONT][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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