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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1143119, member: 5739&quot;]Is is actually of Emperor Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 AD) <b>Ripley</b>, he was Hadrian&#039;s heir, and was the third of the so called &#039;5 Good Emperors&#039; after Hadrian&#039;s death. This is my first bronze of Antoninus Pius, I have several silver denarii of this Emperor though.... and <u>thank you for the comment</u>! All you guys&#039; comments mean alot to me, so thank you all.</p><p><br /></p><p>....and I already bought it the other day, after winning it in an ebay auction from a well respected and trusted seller I have known for quite some time.... for just around $20.00 USD <b>Ripley</b> , which anyone on here will tell you is a <u>more than fair</u> price for the coin. I really like the bust alot on this one, which is why I don&#039;t so much mind the lack of legends, although it does make it a bit harder to ID and date, but the bust is what drew me to it, and caught my eye. It looks like this coin has a dark dark patina as well. I also like the SC below, I always liked how these types of bronzes had the &#039;S C&#039; standing for &#039;Senatus Consultus&#039; well displayed on the reverse, some coins have it in other places, like on either side of the devices. I am looking forward to this one since it is my first bronze of Antoninus Pius, as well as my first AE Dupondius.... plus I just really dig that portrait!! even if only 4 letters of the obv legend are visible heh, the whole portrait is! Plus I always buy the ones I like for <u>my</u> personal collection, not the ones I think I can sell for more $ in a while.... maybe if someday I get a similar type with an equally nice bust and better legends.... then I might sell it, but like many collectors, it would just be for money to buy more ancients for my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ripley, sounds like you are becoming a little interested in Ancient Roman coins, I will tell you, it can be an expensive hobby, but there are also alot of good deals out there, as this coin, and price I paid for it illustrates, especially if you don&#039;t mind a little wear and tear that goes along with a coin being 1800 + years old <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The high grade examples of all types will always carry a premium, sometimes quite a high one.... If you are interested in Ancient Romans I can tell you of some reputable sellers on ebay that I have been dealing with for years, you can at least look at their coins, and watch the ones you like, to get an idea on the current prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Randy</b>:&nbsp; That sestertius does look a bit more like it, but I can&#039;t tell if that is a Modius on the ground next to her feet or not on the sestertius you linked too, but I assume so.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you may have been right the first time <b>Randy</b>, with the Dupondius you linked to and gave info for earlier, looking at it closely I can see the COS followed by at least several Roman Numeral &#039;1&#039; &#039;s but I can&#039;t tell if there are four of them like on mine, and I can&#039;t see the part of mine where the &#039;XIX&#039; is on the dupondius you linked to.... mine seems to be missing the legends in all the right places, heh, aside from the COS IIII, that helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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