Roman silver coin struck under Emperor Antoninus Pius.
This denarius features the imperial portrait on the obverse and, on the reverse, Vesta, who in this iconography embodies the security of Rome and the continuity of its cult.
Reference : RIC III 229a
Issuing authority : Antoninus Pius
Type : Denarius
Dating : AD 153-154
Mint : Rome
Metal : Silver
Diameter : 18.3 mm
Weight : 3.27 g
Obverse legend : ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII
Obverse description : Laureate head to right.
Reverse legend : COS IIII
Reverse description : Vesta, standing left, holding the simpulum and the palladium.
Condition : Very Fine
Note : Slightly toned
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