Thought I could use some luck so i got a denarius with Fortuna on it Maybe i should have waited to get a nicer one but I like this one, and it was only $16. It seems though I can either get worn coins with a good portrait, or not so worn coins with a portrait I dont like at all with in my price range. Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D. Silver denarius, RIC III 300, RSC II 383, F, 18.119g, 17.7mm, 180o, Rome mint, 159 - 160 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head right; reverse FORTVNA COS IIII, Fortuna standing right, cornucopia in left, long rudder on globe in right. "Antoninus was born around 86A.D. to a distinguised family. After a typical senatorial career he made a nam for himself as proconsul of Asia. He was adopted as Emperor Hadrian's heir in February 138 A.D. and succeeded soon after. His reign was long and peacful, a Golden Age of tranquility and prosperity. He died in 161 A.D., leaving Marcus Aureliues as his successor."
Nice addition. Good price for any denarius. I still don't have any coins of Antoninus Pius. I've got a large gap between Hadrian and the Severans.
Thanks yeah I'm tryen to fill some of the gaps in denarii with this one. Now I gota look for a cheap denarius of Nervas ( and maybe a cheap Ae)
