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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shanxi, post: 5587664, member: 101607&quot;]Although the term is still used, and used in the old RIC volumes, Liberalitas is not holding an abacus, it is a coin dispenser or coin counter. You can clearly see this on the large sestertii with Liberalitas standing on a platform and people receiving a certain, counted, sum of money.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=abacus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=abacus" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=abacus</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1241794[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antoninus Pius (Reg. 138-161 AD)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right</p><p>Rv: TR POT COS IIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter/dispenser and cornucopiae, LIB IIII in exergue.</p><p>Ag, 3.74g, 16mm</p><p>Ref.: RIC 155, BMCRE 567, RSC 490a.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: Liberalitas[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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