138-161 AD

Antoninus Pius

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ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P AVI Radiate head of Antoninus right.

SALVS AVG COS IIII S C Salus standing left feeding from patera a snake coiled around and rising from altar and holding scepter.

Additional Notes:

One of the "Five Good Emperors". Three examples of this coin exist in the British Museum Collection.

28mm

Nominal Dupondius

Metal Bronze

Mint Rome

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Marking	Translation
AVG	Augustus, meaning "honored" or "revered"
CAES, CAE	Ceasar, meaning emperor
CENS P	Censor Perpetuus, meaning permanent holding of office of Censor
COS	Consul - chief magistrate, followed by numeral indicating number of times held
D, DV, DIV	Divus or Diva, meaning "deified"
FEL, PF, P FEL	Pius Felix, meaning pious, happy (used together or separately)
IMP	Imperator, meaning "victorious general"
INV	Invictus, meaning "undefeatable"
MAX	Maximus, meaning "greatest"
PERP	Perpetuus, meaning "forever"
PM	Pontifex Maximus, meaning "great pontiff" or "great priest"
PP	Pater Patiae, meaning "father of country"
SC	Senatus Consulto, meaning "by decree of the senate"
SM	Sacra Moneta, meaning "sacred money"
SPQR	Senatus Populusque Romanus, meaning "the senate and the people of Rome"
TRP, TRIB	Tribunicia Potestas, meaning "tribunitian power"