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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 3929561, member: 73165&quot;]PONT MAX TR POT COS</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They <i>are</i> quite rare.&nbsp; I have 2 of them, simply because I&#039;ve gone looking for them:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1035681[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS, </b>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.01g</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG; laureate head right</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>PONT MAX TR POT COS; Diana standing right, holding bow and arrow.</p><p><b>Ref: </b>RIC III 1a</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note:</b> Struck July 138 AD before the consecration of Hadrian. Only 2 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard. That&#039;s fewer than some types of Pertinax. (<i>Rare!)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1035682[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i><b>ANTONINUS PIUS, </b></i>AR denarius, diameter (not yet measured), 3.14g</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG; bare head right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> 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</p><p><b>Ref:</b> RSC 657a, RIC III 2</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;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.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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