Antoninus Pius (138-161)

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Type:141 (Antonius Pius) Denarius
Obverse Legend:ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP
Obverse:Laureate bust right
Reverse Legend:COS IIII
Reverse:Thunderbolt on table with cloth draped over it
                              
 
Type:146 (Antoninus Pius) Denarius
Obverse Legend:ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP
Obverse:Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:COS IIII
Reverse:Clasped hands holding a caduceus and grain ears
Reference:SM-4078, VM-18/20
Rome.
                              
 
Type:161 (Antoninus Pius) Denarius
Obverse Legend:DIVVS ANTONINUS
Obverse:Bare head right
Reverse Legend:CONSECRATIO
Reverse:Funeral pyre
Reference:SM-5193, VM-136var (4 lines above pyre instead of quadriga)
Rome. Struck by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus after his death in 161.
                              
 


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