CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Antoninus Pius
- Denomination:
- AE Sestertius
- Composition:
- Orichalcum
- Date:
- 140-144 AD
- Obverse:
- ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS PP TR P COST III, Head of Antoninus, laureate, right
- Reverse:
- TIBERIS, Tiberis, crowned with reeds, reclining let, resting left elbow on [rock or oveturned urn], from which water flows and placing right hand on forepart of boat, on let, holding reed in left hand; S C in exergue
- Reference:
- RIC III 643a; BMCRE IV 1313 note; Cohen II 820-821; Banti 416; Strack III 863d; SRCV II 4237 var. (urn);
- Size:
- 33.65mm, 23.5g, 12h
- Province:
- Rome mint
- Grade:
- gF-aVF, well centred, fine portrait, toned
- Rarity:
- scarce
- Rarity Details:
- variant less common than the type with Tiberis leaning against an urn instead of a rock
- Provenance:
- From the Steve P Collection, ex Dionysus Coins (eBay, November 2017)
- Information:
- An affordable example of a less common reverse type.
Antoninus Pius was one of the Five Good Emperors. Under his 23 year long reign, Rome saw peace that it had not seen for some time. On the obverse of this coin, an expectional portrait of the Emperor. On the reverse, the personification of the river Tiber, Tiberis, is depicted.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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