Antoninus Pius Æ Orichalcum Sestertius

Antoninus Pius Æ Orichalcum Sestertius. 24.2g, 34mm

OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, Laureate head right.

REV: LIBERTAS COS IIII S C, Libertas standing left holding purse and extending hand.

REF: Cohen 543. RIC III 929

In case anyone was wondering what the old scanner photo looked like.



Sorry guys, I'm having a lot of fun shooting coins right now, especially since I'm getting some better quality shots.

 

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Nothing to be sorry about. You are posting some really great photos. Keep em' coming!

 

WOW Gil, you REALLY have been on a roll.....and a nice Antoninus Pius Sestertius too...

And that first photo is obviously superior---much more detail evident. Your 'skills' are way above mine...But, I'm still trying and learning.....

 

My only two of Antoninus---a Sestertius and a denarius:

 

All the way with AP.

 

I am lacking quality Antoninus Pius issues but have plans to remedy that very soon.

One of my favorites though is a very worn Alexandrian drachm, my "pocket piece".

A-Pi and I enjoying some sushi last night while on a business trip:



A sailfin tang checking out A-Pi:




Antoninus Pius drachm, Alexandria. From a local jewelry store.

 

Lol, you just made my day with those shots! Keeping good company, TIF .

 

These are the two best and worst APs I have.

 

Keep them coming Gil, awesome!!

TIF, Green gumball, Not...

 

Wow TIF => those are great dining-shots (man, I feel like i'm right there with you and A-Pius) ... fun!!

Hey, I may not have any coins in the following shots, but at least these photos are from this week (NOTE => no fricken snow!!) ... Spring is springin!!

Everybody in the house is chillin' and spillin' ...

 

Great coins all, this is mine Antoninus Pius Sestertius

 

i dig a big ol' orichalum sestertius....yet anthoer cool one GG.

i'm embarrassed to say i ony have this one AP coin...

 

One of my favorites:

ANTONIUS PIUS
AE 25
OBVERSE: AVTO KAI TI AIL ADRI ANTWNINOC CEEBV, laureate head right
REVERSE: IOVLIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; QE-HP P in fields
Struck at Laodikeia ad Mare, 140-141 AD
9.28g, 25mm
SNG Copenhagen 350 var, BMC 57

I have a new one that I haven't cataloged yet so I will wait till I do. I love the portrait on this new coin. Until then, this will have to do.

 

Antoninus Pius
Coin: Bronze Sestertius
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II - Laureate head right
TR POT XIX COS IIII S-C - Fides standing left holding two standards
Mint: Unsure (156-157 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 22.39g / 32-34mm / -
References:

• RIC III 943a
• Cohen 988
• sear5 #4248

Antoninus Pius
Coin: Bronze As
Unreadable - Laureate head right
Unreadable - Genius standing left, holding cornucopiae and a patera over a burning altar. (Possibly)
Wt./Size/Axis: 13.80g / 30mm / -
References:

• Similar to RIC 568c

Cool dolphin counter mark.



Antoninus Pius
Coin: Bronze AE 12
ADR ANTWNEINOC - Bare head right
(AGCIA)LEWN - Bunch of grapes on stem with two leaves
Mint: Anchialus, Thrace (138-161 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.27g / 12mm / -
References:

• AMNG 424
• Leake 8323

This one needs a soak in the soup


Antoninus Pius
18mm 3.33g
Denarius
Rome
COS IIII ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P. TR.P. XXII
Laureate head right
VOTA SVSCEPTA DES. III
Emperor sacrificing left over a tripod or playing cricket.
42AD
RSC 1113

 

There was a time that you could get lower grade Pius AE cheaply as long as you avoided his 'special' reverses of which he has many. Pius was emperor for a long time and has many really nice reverses but all the ones I have were the old standard someone standing there types.
Sestertius Pax

Dupondius Annona (I have had this one for 30 years and the green is not disease!)


As Pius sacrificing - It hurt when I discovered there was VOTA under the figure but it requires imagination to see on mine.


All three of these show color identifying the metal - something I like. There are a lot of worn bronzes from the Trajan-Pius period and a few less from Aurelius and Commodus. Between all these guys there were a lot of coins in circulation by 193 so we see many fewer Severans. The same goes for Alexandria and no one has a better set of bronzes than Pius from Alexandria.

 

I'll add my worn example, ric 967 with Securitas seated left:

 

Ah, the good ol' sestertius... I love how the price range for these can go from extremely affordable for a nicely worn, lived-in example, to practically astronomical for a rare, interesting minty one. I'm not likely to ever get one of the latter, but here's the first I ever bought, and still one of my favorite coins.

ANTONINUS PIUS
Sestertius
27.24g, 32mm
Rome mint, 158 - 159 AD
RIC 1002; Cohen 620
O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right.
R: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas standing facing, head left, globe extended in right, child in left arm, flanked by a child on each side at her feet, S - C flanking across field.

 

Nice APs everyone. My AP

 

Good ol' A-Pius => my favourite!!