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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 24743119, member: 111067&quot;][ATTACH=full]1582795[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman emperor Antoninus Pius died on 7 March 161 CE in Lorium, an ancient Etruscan village on the Via Aurelia, less than twelve miles west of Rome. He was 74 years old. He had ruled as emperor since 138 CE, when he succeeded his adoptive father Hadrian. Like Hadrian before him, Antoninus wore a short beard and slightly long, curly hair. This style had been a departure from the first generations of emperors, who from Augustus to Trajan were clean shaven and had worn short, cropped hair brushed forward on the forehead. (The fashion for clean-shaven faces dated back at least to the Roman Republican general Scipio Africanus.) Various explanations have been offered as to why Hadrian broke with this tradition, including that he had blemishes on his face, but the most likely is that he was a fan of Greek culture and thus adopted the hairstyle associated with Greek philosophers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus was succeeded by his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, who carried on his signature look. It would not be until Constantine the Great in the early 4th century that Roman emperors revived the short hair and smooth cheeks of the Julio-Claudians, a haircut often referred to today as a “Caesar.” </p><p><br /></p><p>ANTONINUS PIUS AR Denarius CONSECRATIO</p><p>&nbsp;DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head turned left. RSC 156. BMC 48. SEAR 5192.</p><p>RIC 431 (Aurelius). Rome mint, after AD 161. 3,0 g - 18,5 mm </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1582796[/ATTACH] </p><p>Please feel free to post any Consecratio or Nerva-Antonine dynasty coinage[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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