Denarius, Antoninus Pius (86–161; Roman emperor 138–161). Obverse: Emperor's head in a laurel wreath facing right; legend NINVS AVG; pearl border. Reverse: Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around the altar. Date: 155–156. Roman Empire (27 BC–476), Rome. Coin; weight 3.50 g; axis 180 degrees. Subjects: Salus (personification), imperial bust; attributes: patera, snake.
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Denarius, Antoninus Pius (86–161; Roman emperor 138–161). Obverse: Emperor's head in a laurel wreath facing right; legend NINVS AVG; pearl border. Reverse: Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around the altar. Date: 155–156. Roman Empire (27 BC–476), Rome. Coin; weight 3.50 g; axis 180 degrees. Subjects: Salus (personification), imperial bust; attributes: patera, snake.

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