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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3871365, member: 56859"]I'm not very good with Imperials and don't have RIC so for this coin's identification I used [USER=99239]@Suarez[/USER]'s ERIC, available on Forum Ancient Coins. Here's how I did it, in case my method helps newcomers who may want to learn a strategy for identifying Roman Imperial coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>We knew the obverse was Antoninus Pius based solely on the recognizable portrait and confirmed by the legend. I went to the<a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ERIC%20-%20ANTONINUS%20PIUS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ERIC%20-%20ANTONINUS%20PIUS" rel="nofollow"> ERIC page for Antoninus Pius</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>To narrow down who the reverse might represent, I did a browser "find on page" search for "rudder" (being reasonably certain the thing her right hand is resting on is a rudder), and within those hits looked for rudders held by someone standing right.</p><p><br /></p><p>The resulting possibilities were Annona, Fortuna, Honos, Salus, and Tranquilitas.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't really understand the rest of ERIC's utility since it doesn't appear to be a comprehensive list of combinations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Salus was quickly ruled out because the OP coin does not have an altar and snake.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/" rel="nofollow">ACsearch</a> and searched "Antoninus Pius denarius ______ standing", filling in the blank first with Annona, then Fortuna, etc. The posture of the reverse figure is distinctive, with her right elbow akimbo. A quick scan of the hits for Annona, Fortuna, and Honos quickly ruled them out. Tranquilitas does have that distinctive pose. Winner <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>If [USER=106975]@Clonecommanderavgvsvs[/USER] can discern some of the reverse legend in hand he may be able to pin down the exact attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the Antoninus Pius volume of RIC available online?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3871365, member: 56859"]I'm not very good with Imperials and don't have RIC so for this coin's identification I used [USER=99239]@Suarez[/USER]'s ERIC, available on Forum Ancient Coins. Here's how I did it, in case my method helps newcomers who may want to learn a strategy for identifying Roman Imperial coins :). We knew the obverse was Antoninus Pius based solely on the recognizable portrait and confirmed by the legend. I went to the[URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ERIC%20-%20ANTONINUS%20PIUS'] ERIC page for Antoninus Pius[/URL]. To narrow down who the reverse might represent, I did a browser "find on page" search for "rudder" (being reasonably certain the thing her right hand is resting on is a rudder), and within those hits looked for rudders held by someone standing right. The resulting possibilities were Annona, Fortuna, Honos, Salus, and Tranquilitas. I don't really understand the rest of ERIC's utility since it doesn't appear to be a comprehensive list of combinations. Salus was quickly ruled out because the OP coin does not have an altar and snake. I went to [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/']ACsearch[/URL] and searched "Antoninus Pius denarius ______ standing", filling in the blank first with Annona, then Fortuna, etc. The posture of the reverse figure is distinctive, with her right elbow akimbo. A quick scan of the hits for Annona, Fortuna, and Honos quickly ruled them out. Tranquilitas does have that distinctive pose. Winner :). If [USER=106975]@Clonecommanderavgvsvs[/USER] can discern some of the reverse legend in hand he may be able to pin down the exact attribution. Is the Antoninus Pius volume of RIC available online?[/QUOTE]
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