Denarius, Hadrian 76–138; Roman emperor 117–138 issuer, Antoninus Pius 86–161; Roman emperor 138–161 caesar 138. Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius bare, facing right, legend IMP T AEL CAES - ANTONINVS. Reverse: Concordia standing left; in her outstretched right hand a patera, in her left hand a cornucopia resting on a slender column, legend TRIB POT - COS. Iconography: Concordia, columns, personifications, cornucopias, paterae. Date: 138. Place of origin: Rome, Roman Empire. Object type: coin denarius. Diameter: 17.0–18.0 mm. Weight: 3.30 g. Axis: 195°., A worn round coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair curls and facial features, in metallic gray and dark silver tones with areas of darker tarnish and lighter highlights; the coin edge is irregular and slightly chipped in places, with textured relief around the portrait and faint decorative markings along the rim.
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Denarius, Hadrian 76–138; Roman emperor 117–138 issuer, Antoninus Pius 86–161; Roman emperor 138–161 caesar 138. Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius bare, facing right, legend IMP T AEL CAES - ANTONINVS. Reverse: Concordia standing left; in her outstretched right hand a patera, in her left hand a cornucopia resting on a slender column, legend TRIB POT - COS. Iconography: Concordia, columns, personifications, cornucopias, paterae. Date: 138. Place of origin: Rome, Roman Empire. Object type: coin denarius. Diameter: 17.0–18.0 mm. Weight: 3.30 g. Axis: 195°., A worn round coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair curls and facial features, in metallic gray and dark silver tones with areas of darker tarnish and lighter highlights; the coin edge is irregular and slightly chipped in places, with textured relief around the portrait and faint decorative markings along the rim.

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Denarius Hadrian 76–138 Roman emperor 117–138 issuer Antoninus Pius 86–161 138–161 caesar 138 Obverse Head Antoninus Pius bare facing right legend IMP T AEL CAES - ANTONINVS Reverse Concordia standing left outstretched right hand patera left hand cornucopia resting slender column legend TRIB POT - COS Iconography Concordia columns personifications cornucopias paterae Date 138 Place origin Rome Roman Empire Object type coin denarius Diameter 17.0–18.0 mm Weight 3.30 g Axis 195° worn round coin raised profile bearded man facing right showing detailed hair curls facial features metallic gray dark silver tones areas darker tarnish lighter highlights coin edge irregular slightly chipped places textured relief portrait faint decorative markings rim.

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