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<p>[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2039757, member: 44210"]These two I've had for a while. The denarius is more of a hole-filler but I happen to like the circulated look to it. In hand it feels like a denarius should IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>The antoninianus is my favorite of the two. I've always found posthumous issues made long after the ruler bit the dust rather interesting; seeing how rulers faces' are depicted in another era. Ok, nearly a century in the case of Antoninus Pius isn't a whole lot and I'm sure bronze or marble busts of him were still readily available, but it is also still an interesting view on the collective memory of the society the coin is from. Apparently Antoninus was still remembered and regarded highly enough to deserve a coin way after his reign and death. I wonder how Augustus or Trajan would have looked like on a late 4th-5th century Roman coin. Perhaps at least somewhat accurate to their likenesses and not some variation of the generic late Roman bust? IIRC I saw something described as a medallion from the early 4th century with Hadrian's bust, but I haven't been able to find it recently (anyone happen to know what I'm referring to?).</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Antoninus Pius</u>, Roman Empire</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p><u>Obv</u>: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head facing right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: COS III, Vesta standing left holding simpulum and palladium</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Rome (struck 154 AD)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: RIC 229a</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/antpiusden_zps00af647a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Antoninus Pius</u> struck by <u>Trajan Decius</u>, Roman Empire</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p><u>Obv</u>: DIVO PIO, radiate head facing right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing with wings open and head left</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Milan (struck 249-251 AD)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: RIC 89</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/antpiusant_zpsa4a722d6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2039757, member: 44210"]These two I've had for a while. The denarius is more of a hole-filler but I happen to like the circulated look to it. In hand it feels like a denarius should IMO. The antoninianus is my favorite of the two. I've always found posthumous issues made long after the ruler bit the dust rather interesting; seeing how rulers faces' are depicted in another era. Ok, nearly a century in the case of Antoninus Pius isn't a whole lot and I'm sure bronze or marble busts of him were still readily available, but it is also still an interesting view on the collective memory of the society the coin is from. Apparently Antoninus was still remembered and regarded highly enough to deserve a coin way after his reign and death. I wonder how Augustus or Trajan would have looked like on a late 4th-5th century Roman coin. Perhaps at least somewhat accurate to their likenesses and not some variation of the generic late Roman bust? IIRC I saw something described as a medallion from the early 4th century with Hadrian's bust, but I haven't been able to find it recently (anyone happen to know what I'm referring to?). [B][U]Antoninus Pius[/U], Roman Empire[/B] AR Denarius [U]Obv[/U]: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head facing right [U]Rev[/U]: COS III, Vesta standing left holding simpulum and palladium [U]Mint[/U]: Rome (struck 154 AD) [U]Ref[/U]: RIC 229a [IMG]http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/antpiusden_zps00af647a.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]Antoninus Pius[/U] struck by [U]Trajan Decius[/U], Roman Empire[/B] AR Antoninianus [U]Obv[/U]: DIVO PIO, radiate head facing right [U]Rev[/U]: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing with wings open and head left [U]Mint[/U]: Milan (struck 249-251 AD) [U]Ref[/U]: RIC 89 [IMG]http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/antpiusant_zpsa4a722d6.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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