Denarius of Antoninus Pius - 1966.45

Acquisition number: 1966.45

Other images

Rev.: Fortuna with a cornucopia and a patera, above a rudder on a ship's prow

Obv.: Head of Antoninus r., laureate, bearded. ANTONINVS AVG(ustus) PIVS P(ater) P(atriae) TR(ibunicia) P(otestate) XXII.

Rev.: Fortuna standing front, head left, draped, with cornucopiae in left hand and patera (shallow dish for offerings) in right above rudder on prow.  FORTVNA OPSEQVENS. In exerge, CO(n)S(ul) IIII.

Title: Denarius of Antoninus Pius - 1966.45

Acquisition number: 1966.45

Author or editor: Beryl Rawson

Culture or period: Roman Imperial

Date: AD 158-159

Material: Metal - Silver

Object type: Coins - Roman

Dimensions: 16mm (w)

Origin region or location: Italy

Origin city: Rome

Display case or on loan: 7

Keywords: Coin, denarius, Roman, Imperial, Antoninus Pius, Fortuna

Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 4083; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) 390a; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 932; Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham, C.H. Sutherland, R.A. Carson, The Roman Imperial Coinage 13 vols (London,  Spink, 1923-1994) 286; Robertson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow 5 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962-1982) II 202 no. 114. St, 337.

1966.45

Denarius of Antoninus Pius

3.372 g. AD 158-159

Obv.: Head of Antoninus r., laureate, bearded. ANTONINVS AVG(ustus) PIVS P(ater) P(atriae) TR(ibunicia) P(otestate) XXII.

Rev.: Fortuna standing front, head left, draped, with cornucopiae in left hand and patera (shallow dish for offerings) in right above rudder on prow.  FORTVNA OPSEQVENS. In exerge, CO(n)S(ul) IIII.

For most of his reign Antoninus regularly numbered the annual renewals of tribunician power, thus the figure 22 gives a firm date. His fourth and last consulship was in AD 145.

Fortune on the reverse is conceived of as being “compliant” to Antoninus’ will.

Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 4083; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) 390a; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 932; Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham, C.H. Sutherland, R.A. Carson, The Roman Imperial Coinage 13 vols (London,  Spink, 1923-1994) 286; Robertson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow 5 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962-1982) II 202 no. 114. St, 337.