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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2236025, member: 44132&quot;]Today is Antonius Pius&#039; birthday.&nbsp; Born September 19, 86 AD at Lanuvium, Italy and rule Rome from 138 to 161 AD.&nbsp; He was one of the Five Good Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii. He acquired the name Pius after his accession to the throne, either because he compelled the Senate to deify his adoptive father Hadrian, or because he had saved senators sentenced to death by Hadrian in his later years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today is also my birthday.&nbsp; I did buy a coin for this day; however it wasn&#039;t an AP coin.&nbsp; This is the second coin I bought while in Poland, and, once again, because of the exchange rate, I was able to buy it at a good price (I think). </p><p><br /></p><p>So, in honor of AP and me I thought I should start a thread by posting my new coin.&nbsp; If you feel like joining in on the celebration, post any coin(s) you feel appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]440217[/ATTACH] </p><p>CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM: Ariarathes V</p><p>AR Drachm</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; Diademed head of Ariarathes V right</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Athena standing left, holding Nike &amp; resting hand on grounded shield, HDI monogram in outer left field, PAFI monogram in inner left field, HF monogram in outer right field, date GL in exergue</p><p>Struck at Cappadocia, Year 33 (= 130 BC)</p><p>4.2g, 18mm</p><p>SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 673–678. Simonetta p. 24, 20b</p><p><br /></p><p>And of course one for AP</p><p>[ATTACH=full]440218[/ATTACH] </p><p>ANTONIUS PIUS</p><p>AE23</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; [AVT]O KAI TI AIΛ AΔ[ ] (retrograde)</p><p>Laureate head left</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; ZEVΓMATEWN,</p><p>Tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove and having a colonnade (only roof slabs shown) to left and right, and in front a portico or panelled wall of two storeys; all within wreath</p><p>Struck at Commagene Zeugma Syria,&nbsp; 138-161AD</p><p>8.80g, 23mm</p><p>BMC 3[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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