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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5482402, member: 109923"]I don't know if they look more interesting, but the Antoninus Pius Britannias are historically interesting. They weren't the first Britannias (those were Hadrian's) but they developed a theme that remains on British coins today.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius As, 154-155</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1239109[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>Rome or Britain. Bronze, 8.63g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII. Britannia seated left on rock, resting head on hand; arms in background, BRITANNIA - COS IIII, SC in exergue (RIC III 934).</b></p><p><br /></p><p>These were minted for circulation in Britain sometime after Lollius Urbicus's victories against the tribes around the Antonine Wall. They were either struck in Rome and shipped to Britain, or even struck in Britain from dies cut in Rome. The lighter ones (under 8.8g) are cruder and on inferior flans, and thought likely to be minted in Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Britannia has her hand on her head - thought either to be in peaceful contemplation of Rome's protection or in sorrow at Britain's defeat. The shield reminds the British of the protection the Roman army gives them on the northern frontier.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5482402, member: 109923"]I don't know if they look more interesting, but the Antoninus Pius Britannias are historically interesting. They weren't the first Britannias (those were Hadrian's) but they developed a theme that remains on British coins today. [B]Antoninus Pius As, 154-155 [ATTACH=full]1239109[/ATTACH] Rome or Britain. Bronze, 8.63g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII. Britannia seated left on rock, resting head on hand; arms in background, BRITANNIA - COS IIII, SC in exergue (RIC III 934).[/B] These were minted for circulation in Britain sometime after Lollius Urbicus's victories against the tribes around the Antonine Wall. They were either struck in Rome and shipped to Britain, or even struck in Britain from dies cut in Rome. The lighter ones (under 8.8g) are cruder and on inferior flans, and thought likely to be minted in Britain. Britannia has her hand on her head - thought either to be in peaceful contemplation of Rome's protection or in sorrow at Britain's defeat. The shield reminds the British of the protection the Roman army gives them on the northern frontier.[/QUOTE]
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