AE As 9.39g. 28mm. 143-144 A.D. Rome Mint
Laureate head, r.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Two ancilia (oval shields with rounded projections above and below); S-C across fields; In ex.: ANCILIA
IMPERATOR II
RIC III 736a
Scarce. Black-brown patina.
Cleaning marks and smoothing. Some porous spots.
The ancilia were the shields of Mars and were associated with the Salii, or 'leaping priests,' a college of priests whose ceremonies signaled the beginning and ending of the military campaign season.
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