Denarius, Antoninus Pius 86–161; Roman emperor 138–161. Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius uncovered to the right, legend ANTONINVS·AVG·PIVS·PP. Reverse: Pax standing left, holding a branch in his right hand and a cornucopia in his left, legend TR·POT·COS·II. Iconography: Pax with branch and cornucopia; branches; personifications; cornucopias. Date: 139. Place of manufacture: Rome, Roman Empire. Type: coin denarius. Diameter: 17.0–17.5 mm. Weight: 2.67 g. Axis: 180°., A round, weathered coin colored gray with darker and lighter gray variations features a raised, worn relief of a standing human figure holding an object in one hand and a stem-like shape in the other; the figure and surrounding relief appear textured and eroded, with irregular edges and a small crack near the top of the coin, and a ring of shallow, worn symbols or marks encircles the central figure.
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Denarius, Antoninus Pius 86–161; Roman emperor 138–161. Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius uncovered to the right, legend ANTONINVS·AVG·PIVS·PP. Reverse: Pax standing left, holding a branch in his right hand and a cornucopia in his left, legend TR·POT·COS·II. Iconography: Pax with branch and cornucopia; branches; personifications; cornucopias. Date: 139. Place of manufacture: Rome, Roman Empire. Type: coin denarius. Diameter: 17.0–17.5 mm. Weight: 2.67 g. Axis: 180°., A round, weathered coin colored gray with darker and lighter gray variations features a raised, worn relief of a standing human figure holding an object in one hand and a stem-like shape in the other; the figure and surrounding relief appear textured and eroded, with irregular edges and a small crack near the top of the coin, and a ring of shallow, worn symbols or marks encircles the central figure.

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Denarius Antoninus Pius 86–161 Roman emperor 138–161 Obverse Head Antoninus Pius uncovered right legend ANTONINVS·AVG·PIVS·PP Reverse Pax standing left holding branch right hand cornucopia legend TR·POT·COS·II Iconography branches personifications cornucopias Date 139 Place manufacture Rome Roman Empire Type coin denarius Diameter 17.0–17.5 mm Weight 2.67 g Axis 180° round weathered coin colored gray darker lighter gray variations features raised worn relief standing human figure holding object hand stem- shape figure surrounding relief textured eroded irregular edges small crack near top coin ring shallow worn symbols marks encircles central figure.

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