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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4044089, member: 57495&quot;][ATTACH=full]1061056[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONIUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE As. 9.56g, 27.9mm. Rome mint, AD 143-144. RIC 736a. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, two ancilia (oval shields with rounded projections above and below); ANCILIA in exergue, S C across field.</p><p>CNG notes: <i>&quot;The ancilia were the sacred shields of Mars and were associated with the Salii, a college of priests whose ceremonies signaled the beginning and ending of a military campaign season. Founded by Rome&#039;s second king, Numa Pompilius, the Salii were so-called because one aspect of their ritual involved leaping (salire). Beginning in March they would process throughout the city with the ancilia. At the end of the month, these shields would be ritually cleaned and stored away. In October, the same ritual was performed to mark the end the season.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1061057[/ATTACH]<b>COMMODUS</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.33g, 18mm. Rome mint, Autumn - Dec AD 177. RIC (Marcus Aurelius) 646; Cohen 270. O: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: IVNONI SISPITAE TR P II IMP II COS P P, Juno Sospita, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left; in front, snake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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