ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Sestertius. Rome.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII.
Laureate head right.
Rev: TEMPORVM FELICITAS / S - C / COS IIII.
Crossed cornucopias containing grape bunches and heads of boys facing one another.
RIC 857.
The infants are thought to represent T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus, the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II born in 149 AD. These were the first male offspring of the couple, offering hope for the establishment of the new dynasty, but both died in infancy.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 23.23 g.
Diameter: 33 mm.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII.
Laureate head right.
Rev: TEMPORVM FELICITAS / S - C / COS IIII.
Crossed cornucopias containing grape bunches and heads of boys facing one another.
RIC 857.
The infants are thought to represent T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus, the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II born in 149 AD. These were the first male offspring of the couple, offering hope for the establishment of the new dynasty, but both died in infancy.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 23.23 g.
Diameter: 33 mm.
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