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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shea19, post: 4483999, member: 90981&quot;]This denarius of Antoninus Pius features Bonus Eventus on the reverse.&nbsp; Bonus Eventus was the divine personification of &quot;good outcomes&quot; and of success in general.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113392[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antoninus Pius, AR Denarius (19mm, 3.83 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. Laureate head right / Bonus Eventus, naked, standing left, holding patera and two grain ears. RIC III 196.</p><p><i>CNG E-Auction 458, Ex Phil Peck Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Bonus Eventus was originally an agricultural deity, who was associated with success in agriculture and a good harvest.&nbsp;&nbsp; He later became associated more broadly with having positive and successful outcomes in general.&nbsp; He is often depicted, as he is here, holding grain ears, which goes along with his original agricultural association.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coincidentally, buying this coin ended up being a very &quot;good outcome&quot; for me.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the seller&#039;s photo above, there&#039;s a dark &quot;splotch&quot; across the emperor&#039;s forehead, so I ended up getting this for way less than I expected (which I don&#039;t think has ever happened to me at a CNG auction). When the coin arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was no dark mark or blemish on the emperor&#039;s forehead at all.&nbsp; Here&#039;s my photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea what happened in CNG&#039;s photo...maybe a shadow, lighting, or some odd photo editing?&nbsp; Whatever it was, I&#039;ll take it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your coins of Bonus Eventus, any pleasant surprises like this, any denarii of A Pius, or anything else relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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