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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6617765, member: 85693"]Lovely sestertius. It has great style to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>This inspired me to poke around my Antoninus Pius holdings to seek out Annona. These aren't pretty, but here they are:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a bare-headed as that seems to be a bit scarce. It came in an eBay lot of mostly provincials, all of which had been harshly cleaned, unfortunately: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267042[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ As</b></p><p><b>(140-144 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[ANT]ONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP TR [P COS III], bare head right / ANNO[NA AVG] S-C, Annona standing right, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius to left, ship prow to right.</p><p>RIC III 675 var. (bare head).</p><p>(9.09 grams / 24 mm)</p><p>eBay Sep. 2020 Lot @ $5.00</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b></p><p>Found two auctions with bare head variety: </p><p>Bertolami: May 14, 2012 Auction 5, Lot 564 </p><p>Savoca: Feb. 24, 2018 Fifth Blue Auction, Lot 1121 </p><p><br /></p><p>Another as - this is horrific. The worst of an eBay lot, but I was able to identify it - it is the same as the first one, but with the more common laureate bust:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267043[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ As</b></p><p><b>(140-144 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP TR P COS III], laureate head right / ANNO[NA AVG] S-C, Annona standing right, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius to left, ship prow to right.</p><p>RIC III 675.</p><p>(10.92 grams / 26 mm)</p><p>eBay July 2020 Lot @ $3.75</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a dupondius with a desert patina and a chunk missing: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267044[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(151-152 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, radiate head right / [TR] POT</p><p>XV COS IIII, SC, ANNONA AVG in exergue, Annona seated l. holding corn-ears over modius with corn-ears and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 898; Cohen 51.</p><p>(10.27 grams / 25 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, a sestertius - one RIC number over from the OP: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267047[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(157-158 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II, laureate head right / TR POT XXI COS IIII S-C, Annona standing left, holding rudder on prow and corn ears over modius.</p><p>RIC 981; Sear 4254</p><p>(24.45 grams / 30 mm)[/TR][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6617765, member: 85693"]Lovely sestertius. It has great style to it. This inspired me to poke around my Antoninus Pius holdings to seek out Annona. These aren't pretty, but here they are: This is a bare-headed as that seems to be a bit scarce. It came in an eBay lot of mostly provincials, all of which had been harshly cleaned, unfortunately: [ATTACH=full]1267042[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ As (140-144 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [ANT]ONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP TR [P COS III], bare head right / ANNO[NA AVG] S-C, Annona standing right, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius to left, ship prow to right. RIC III 675 var. (bare head). (9.09 grams / 24 mm) eBay Sep. 2020 Lot @ $5.00 [B]Attribution Note: [/B] Found two auctions with bare head variety: Bertolami: May 14, 2012 Auction 5, Lot 564 Savoca: Feb. 24, 2018 Fifth Blue Auction, Lot 1121 Another as - this is horrific. The worst of an eBay lot, but I was able to identify it - it is the same as the first one, but with the more common laureate bust: [ATTACH=full]1267043[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ As (140-144 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP TR P COS III], laureate head right / ANNO[NA AVG] S-C, Annona standing right, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius to left, ship prow to right. RIC III 675. (10.92 grams / 26 mm) eBay July 2020 Lot @ $3.75 Here is a dupondius with a desert patina and a chunk missing: [ATTACH=full]1267044[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ Dupondius (151-152 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, radiate head right / [TR] POT XV COS IIII, SC, ANNONA AVG in exergue, Annona seated l. holding corn-ears over modius with corn-ears and cornucopiae. RIC 898; Cohen 51. (10.27 grams / 25 mm) Finally, a sestertius - one RIC number over from the OP: [ATTACH=full]1267047[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius (157-158 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II, laureate head right / TR POT XXI COS IIII S-C, Annona standing left, holding rudder on prow and corn ears over modius. RIC 981; Sear 4254 (24.45 grams / 30 mm)[/TR][/QUOTE]
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