Antoninus Pius. Æ Sestertius.

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Price: US$ 500.00	€ 431.3
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Description

Reign: Emperor, A.D. 138-161
Denomination: Æ Sestertius.
Diameter: 33 mm.
Weight: 26.19 grams.
Mint: Rome, A.D. 148-149.
Obverse: Laureate head right.
Reverse: Crossed cornucopiae containing grape bunches flanked by two grain ears, surmounted by the busts of two boys, vis-à-vis

Reference: RIC 857.
Comments: The infants are thought to represent T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus, the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II born in A.D. 149. These were the first male offspring of the couple, offering hope for the establishment of the new dynasty, but both died in infancy.

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