Antoninus Pius AE As (VOTA SVSCEPTA, RIC III 1042 var.)

ANTONINUS PIUS, AD 138-161
AE As (28.02, 10.84g 4h)
Struck AD 159-160. Rome mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from front, with slight drapery on far shoulder
Reverse: VOTA SVSCE-PTA DEC III, Antoninus Pius standing left, sacrificing with patera over tripod, left arm at side; COS IIII in exergue, S C across fields
References: RIC III 1042 var. (bust type), RCV 4324 var. (same.)

From the Jeff Clark VOTA Collection.

Dark green-brown patina. This unusual bust type - laureate and cuirassed, seen from the front - is very seldom encountered on middle bronzes of this era. This coin is an unlisted and apparently unique variant of an already very rare type. Illustrated on wildwinds.com.

Collection : Roman Imperial - the Nerva-Antonine Emperors