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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3649014, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of Antoninus Pius, struck ca. 159 AD</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362958[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae" rel="nofollow">PP</a> <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=TR%20P" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=TR%20P" rel="nofollow">TR P</a> XXII, laureate head right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III, veiled emperor left, standing and sacrificing at flaming tripod, S-C in field, <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iiii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iiii" rel="nofollow">COS IIII</a> in <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue" rel="nofollow">exergue</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Pius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Pius" rel="nofollow">Antoninus Pius</a>, Roman emperor (138-161 AD).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Bronze, 31.7 mm max., 26.9 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-003/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-003/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC Ch F</a>; Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5. Cert #5770260-003.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4262.html#RIC_1010" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4262.html#RIC_1010" rel="nofollow">RIC 1010, Cohen 1124, BMC 2068-2069</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Ex-Münzenhandlung Manfred Olding, Osnabrück, Germany, 8 May 2019.<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/olding/item.php?id=302590&lang=en&sellerNick=Olding&buyerNick=lordmarcovan&mode=bought&order=30240525&dateStart=2019-03-21&dateEnd=2019-06-22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/olding/item.php?id=302590&lang=en&sellerNick=Olding&buyerNick=lordmarcovan&mode=bought&order=30240525&dateStart=2019-03-21&dateEnd=2019-06-22" rel="nofollow">*</a> Prior provenance to Heynen and Reusing/Schürer collections.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><font face="Georgia">Notes:</font></b><font face="Georgia"> The tribunician (TR P XII) and consular (COS IIII) inscriptions date this coin to circa 159 AD. Antoninus Pius is considered one of Rome's "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty#Five_Good_Emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty#Five_Good_Emperors" rel="nofollow">Five Good Emperors</a>", having ruled during a time of relative stability and prosperity for the Empire.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> While in a relatively modest grade, this coin has attractive, contrasting brown patina with nice surfaces. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1362958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362963[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362964[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362965[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362966[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">023447S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3649014, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of Antoninus Pius, struck ca. 159 AD[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [ATTACH=full]1362958[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae']PP[/URL] [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=TR%20P']TR P[/URL] XXII, laureate head right. [B]Reverse:[/B] VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III, veiled emperor left, standing and sacrificing at flaming tripod, S-C in field, [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iiii']COS IIII[/URL] in [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue']exergue[/URL]. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Pius']Antoninus Pius[/URL], Roman emperor (138-161 AD). [B]Specifications: [/B]Bronze, 31.7 mm max., 26.9 g. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-003/NGCAncients/']NGC Ch F[/URL]; Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5. Cert #5770260-003. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4262.html#RIC_1010']RIC 1010, Cohen 1124, BMC 2068-2069[/URL]. [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex-Münzenhandlung Manfred Olding, Osnabrück, Germany, 8 May 2019.[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/olding/item.php?id=302590&lang=en&sellerNick=Olding&buyerNick=lordmarcovan&mode=bought&order=30240525&dateStart=2019-03-21&dateEnd=2019-06-22']*[/URL] Prior provenance to Heynen and Reusing/Schürer collections.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][B][FONT=Georgia]Notes:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia] The tribunician (TR P XII) and consular (COS IIII) inscriptions date this coin to circa 159 AD. Antoninus Pius is considered one of Rome's "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty#Five_Good_Emperors']Five Good Emperors[/URL]", having ruled during a time of relative stability and prosperity for the Empire.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Comments:[/B] While in a relatively modest grade, this coin has attractive, contrasting brown patina with nice surfaces. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]1362958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362963[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362964[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362965[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362966[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]023447S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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