My first ancient

Strange how things happen. A week ago I sold a gold coin to use the proceeds to start an ancients collection. Before I could purchase even a single coin, I won a giveaway with an ancient Roman coin as the prize. Can't wait for it to arrive via @lordmarcovan , get it logged and imaged.
Well, here it is, my very first, and the start of a long love affair with this branch of collecting.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161.
Æ dupondius, 28mm, 12.7g, 6h; Rome mint, AD 157.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II; Radiate head right.
Rev.: TR POT XX COS IIII, S-C; Annona standing right, foot on prow, holding rudder and modius set on knee.
Ref.: RIC 969.
From the Sulla80 Collection.

 

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Excellent!!! A different version with Annona:

ANTONIUS PIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
REVERSE: TR POT XIX COS IIII, Annona standing left with corn ears & modius set on prow
Struck at Rome 155/6AD
3.1g, 17mm
RIC 249, C 983

 

Great looking first ancient, congrats.

 

...well the coin gods are with ya!..that's a nice'un!

 

Welcome to the darkside!! No cookies here but LOTS of great coins and great collectors... If you need some resources here's a previous thread here at CT that was a huge help to me when I first started...

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/#post-3206941

 

Thank you, appreciate all the help I can get. Will have a good read

 

Being so close to the ancient world (Espana), I'm a bit surprised you haven't 'dabbled' before.

Best of luck and good hunting.......the 'dark side' boys and girls (on these boards) are well practiced in their art. They will all offer great assistance.

 

I am a complete newbie. I inherited my collection from my Father in Law just over two years ago which contained no ancients. Before that I had no clue about coin collecting. It has been a delightful learning experience which I am enjoying immensely, but as you say, I live in a region that is full of the history of Roman and pre and post Roman, that I feel the need to be a part of it and to be able to handle some physical object from those eras.

 

Don't forget the Moors......

 

Rich heritage in your part of the world.

 

Can't forget the Moors here. I live in their Kingdom, Al Andalus or Andalucia as it is now.

 

Beautiful area. We visited there a few years back

 

It is. We live about 1 1/2 hours from their Kingdom capital, Granada

 

Here is my Antoninus Pius, however my coin depicts the goddess Salus on the reverse instead of Annona:



Antoninus Pius (138-161). Denarius. Rome. 3.52gr, 17mm. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right. Rev: COS IIII. Fortuna standing left with rudder set on globe, feeding serpent out of patera, serpent coiled around altar before her. RIC 181.

 

Nice looking coin, lots of detail

 

Very nice AP @lordmarcovan

 

You are welcome!

 

UPDATE I am still awaiting the coin due I guess to the vagaries of the postal system these days. Can't wait to actually have it in my hand. I will let you know when it finally arrives