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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3703297, member: 93702&quot;]The coins depicting architectural structures are much sought after by many collectors. A really nice subset of these depict the columns and pillars erected by Emperors to aggrandize their famous victories, depict the supremacy of Rome and glorify the success of their reign... others are erected by new regimes - dedicated to the previous Emperor posthumously as a way of displaying continuity and (of course) legitimacy...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a humble coin showing the column of Antoninus Pius - dedicated in 161AD by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992684[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The base - shown below - now sits in the courtyard outside the entrance to the Vatican Gallery. The column was originally 14.75 metres (48.4 ft) high and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in diameter and was constructed of red granite. Apparently the column (once leaving the base) had no decoration - outside of the statue of Antoninus Pius at its summit.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Musei_vaticani_-_base_colonna_antonina_01106.JPG/1920px-Musei_vaticani_-_base_colonna_antonina_01106.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>More on the column here:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Antoninus_Pius#Rediscovery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Antoninus_Pius#Rediscovery" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Antoninus_Pius#Rediscovery</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins featuring the columns and pillars of Rome.. I know our members have some amazing examples![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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