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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4319749, member: 75937&quot;]Wow, [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER] ! That is one museum-quality acquisition! </p><p><br /></p><p>The Antonine period was a time of prosperity and stability and coins circulated for decades. Antonine bronzes are typically well-worn, reflecting their service. Here are some typical Antonininus Pius sestertii:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/antoninus-pius-annona-sestertius-jpg.1080838/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.11 g, 29.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 142.</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: ANNONA AVG S C, Annona standing right, between modius and prow, holding corn ears and out-turned cornucopiae.</p><p>Refs: RIC 597; BMCRE 1228; Cohen 37; RCV 4147; UCR 502.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097740[/ATTACH] </p><p>Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius; 22.64 gm, 31.5 mm, 12 h</p><p>Rome, AD 149</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder</p><p>Rev: TEMPORVM FELICITAS, COS IIII in exergue, S C across field, crossed cornucopiae from which a grape bunch flanked by two grain ears hang, surmounted by confronted busts of two children</p><p>Refs: RIC 857; BMCRE 1827-29; Cohen 813; RCV 4236; Strack 1026; Banti 411.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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