Denarius; obverse: head of Antoninus Pius bare, with drapery on left shoulder, legend 'DIVVS ANTONINVS' around; reverse: funeral pyre with four tiers decorated with garlands and statues, quadriga on top, legend 'CONSECRATIO' around. Issuers: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus; posthumous issue for Antoninus Pius. Iconography: garlands, statues, head of the emperor, funeral pyre. Roman Empire, after 161. Coin (silver): diameter 17.0–18.0 mm, weight 2.40 g, axis 180°.
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Denarius; obverse: head of Antoninus Pius bare, with drapery on left shoulder, legend 'DIVVS ANTONINVS' around; reverse: funeral pyre with four tiers decorated with garlands and statues, quadriga on top, legend 'CONSECRATIO' around. Issuers: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus; posthumous issue for Antoninus Pius. Iconography: garlands, statues, head of the emperor, funeral pyre. Roman Empire, after 161. Coin (silver): diameter 17.0–18.0 mm, weight 2.40 g, axis 180°.

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