Denarius; obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius without a covering, with drapery on the left shoulder, right, legend 'DIVVS ANTONINVS' all around; reverse: Funeral pyre with four tiers, decorated with garlands and statues, with a quadriga on top, legend 'CONSECRATIO' all around. Issuers: Lucius Verus (130–169) and Marcus Aurelius (121–180); posthumous issue for Antoninus Pius (86–161). Iconography: garlands; head of the emperor; statues; funeral pyre. Roman Empire, after 161. Coin: silver; diameter 17.0–18.0 mm; weight 3.25 g; axis 150°.
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Denarius; obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius without a covering, with drapery on the left shoulder, right, legend 'DIVVS ANTONINVS' all around; reverse: Funeral pyre with four tiers, decorated with garlands and statues, with a quadriga on top, legend 'CONSECRATIO' all around. Issuers: Lucius Verus (130–169) and Marcus Aurelius (121–180); posthumous issue for Antoninus Pius (86–161). Iconography: garlands; head of the emperor; statues; funeral pyre. Roman Empire, after 161. Coin: silver; diameter 17.0–18.0 mm; weight 3.25 g; axis 150°.

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