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Antoninus Pius AE As (MVNIFICENTIA AVG/Elephant, RIC III 863)

Asse di coniazione 11 h

Diametro 28,12 mm

Metallo Bronzo

Peso 13,73 g

Tipo Asse

Zecca Roma

Monete Antico (dal -650 al 476) Romani - Imperiali e Repubblic... Gli Antonini (96 a 192) Antonino Pio

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14 217

ANTONINUS PIUS, AD 138-161
AE As (28.12mm, 13.73g, 11h)
Struck AD 148/9. Rome mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, African elephant walking left, COS IIII S C in exergue
References: RIC III 863, RCV 4308 var.

Well-struck on a heavy flan. Masterfully engraved elephant. This type commemorates the public games held in celebration of the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome.

Collezione : Roman Imperial - the Nerva-Antonine Emperors