Featured Antoninus Pius Dupondius - A Portrait Piece

This one just arrived from the last CNG






Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Commemorative issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 162. Bare head right / DIVO PIO, rectangular altar, with horns on top, and door in front. RIC III 441 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 47/4-10; RSC 357. Toned, flan crack, light scratches. VF.

 

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That is a phenomenal portrait on the OP, congrats! Love the reverse too - such a nifty type.

Here's my A Pi as Caesar, which is one of my favourite portrait coins:


There was an obverse die match in the most recent Leu auction, which taught me that the wonky legend is on the die, it isn't damage to the coin. Clearly not the same engraver as the portrait! (Perhaps how Kevin got his start.)

I just got this Genio Senatus, I'm hoping it's possible to deal with the ugly spots on the obverse:


And finally, since the Liberalitas scenes showed up earlier, here's a Sev Alex version (AE as/medallion):

 

Great coins! My only Antoninus Pius, I think I posted it once before. I really like the dirty toning on this guy.

 

Hello,

This is my first post. I've been collecting since I was ten (just turned 60) and got into ancient Roman and Greek coins about 20 years ago. This is my most recent acquisition, just received it two days ago. I think it's a nice portrait of Nerva and the cabinet patina is beautiful. Love all the great coins posted above. It's a great hobby isn't it?

Nerva, Æ AS, Rome;
OBV: Laureate head r.; IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM
REV: Aequitas (Equity) stg l., holding scale and cornucopia; AEQVITAS AVGVST;
S-C across fields

All the best, Andrew

 

PONT MAX TR POT COS

They are quite rare. I have 2 of them, simply because I've gone looking for them:


ANTONINUS PIUS, AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.01g
Obverse: IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG; laureate head right
Reverse: PONT MAX TR POT COS; Diana standing right, holding bow and arrow.
Ref: RIC III 1a

Note: Struck July 138 AD before the consecration of Hadrian. Only 2 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard. That's fewer than some types of Pertinax. (Rare!)


ANTONINUS PIUS, AR denarius, diameter (not yet measured), 3.14g
Obverse: IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG; bare head right
Reverse: PONT MAX TR POT COS; Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and resting left on shield set on ground, spear resting against left arm
Ref: RSC 657a, RIC III 2

I haven't looked this one up in the Reka Devnia hoard list yet, but I imagine it is of similar rarity as the previous one, as both coins were minted in July 138 AD.

 

Welcome to Coin Talk, Andrew. It's a great place to hang out.

That's a nice Nerva you got there - er, your attribution note reads "Nero" however. And I think the obverse inscription runs something like this: "[IMP NERVA CAES] AVG P M TR P COS III P P"

Just thought I'd mention it. Here's a link to OCRE with the three Nerva Aequitas asses I found:

http://numismatics.org/ocre/results...ial_facet:"Bronze"+AND+portrait_facet:"Nerva"

 

Welcome to CoinTalk, Andrew! I'm sure you'll have fun here, and we look forward to seeing more of your coins. After 20 years of collecting ancients you must have a few.

 

Some fantastic coins have been shared in this thread, so thanks everyone. You'll also managed collectively add about 5 new coins to my shopping list...