Description
Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor of the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty 138-161 AD, with Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus Caesar as Caesar, Silver Denarius (3.22g, 18mm), dynastic issue, Rome mint 140 AD. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing to the right, legend surrounds, “ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS PP TR P COS III”. Reverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius facing to the right, legend surrounds, “ΛVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS”. RIC-417a; RSC-15; Sear-4524. Awash with a nice steel grey patina and well centred each side, slight blundering to legend otherwise basically legible, good Very Fine, reverse Very Fine.
The obverse Latin legend reads unabridged as “Antōnīnus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribūnīciā Potestās, Cōnsulāritās tertium”, with an English translation of “Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of the Nation, invested with Tribunician Power, honoured with the office of Consul for a third term”. The reverse Latin legend reads unabridged as “Aurēlius Caesar, Augustī Piī fīlius, Cōnsulāritās”, with an English translation of “Aurelius Caesar, son of the pious Augustus, honoured with the office of Consul”.
