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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3377737, member: 19463&quot;]As I recall the story (someone look it up to check as you should anything you read):&nbsp; When Hadrian died, the Senate resisted deifying him but Antoninus Pius refused to adopt the title Augustus until they did.&nbsp; Depending on how you look at it, he was Emperor and did take the major title TRP.&nbsp; There was no question who was Emperor and the Senate wanted the stability of an Augustus.&nbsp; I see this something like if a US President were elected in November but refused to take the oath of office unless Congress gave him something (a wall, universal health care, term limits for Congress...something).&nbsp; Senators&#039; power and wealth were based on the system as it was remaining strong so they had a lot to lose if the system were weakened.&nbsp; Proposing another man to be Emperor would have led to big trouble they could not afford so Antoninus got his wish and the name Pius in the package. </p><p><br /></p><p>Beginner Trivia:&nbsp; Any coin that reads &quot;Antoninus Pius&quot; is not from this Antoninus.&nbsp; His later coins read &quot;Antoninus Augustus (AVG) Pius&quot;. The early issues that read Pius have it on the reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Coins with the two words adjacent belong to later Emperors we know better from nicknames (Caracalla and Elagabalus).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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