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The Adoptive Emperors (AD 96 - 192) [ without thumbnail images ]

Aelius, AD 136-138, Caesar under Hadrian, AR (Silver)
           Denarius, 3.19 gm, SearM-3968v
          obv.: "L AELIVS CAESAR "
                     Bare head right.
          rev.: "TR P COS II"
                     Concordia, enthroned left, holding patera and resting arm on cornucopia; "CONCORD" in exergue.
          note: Nice sharp coin of this scarce Caesar. Aelius was adopted by Hadrian and was to become Hadrian's successor but predeceased him in AD 138.

$225.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160, AR Denarius, 3.43 gm,
                    RSC-573
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII"
                     Laureate head right
          rev.: "PACI AVG COS IIII"
                    Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter.

          note: Nice sharp detail. Struck slightly off center to the left which crowds the reverse legend.

$65.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 148-149, AR Denarius, 2.92 gm,
                    RIC-238
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P XVIII"
                     Laureate head right
          rev.: "COS IIII"
                    Vesta standing left before altar, holding patera and palladium.

          note: Nice detail. Tight flan as is normal for these.

$50.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 141, AR Denarius, 3.13 gm,
                    RSC-573
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III"
                     Bare head right
          rev.: "GENIVS POP ROMANI"
                    Genius of the Roman People standing facing head right holding scepter and cornucopia.

          note: Even wear, good metal.

$50.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 162, AR Denarius, 2.97 gm,
                    Sear-M-5195
          obv.: "DIVVS ANTONINVS"
                     Bare head right
          rev.: "DIVO PIO"
                    Column of Antoninus Pius surmounted by statue of the Emperor standing left, trellis-work fencing surrounding the base.

          note: Issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus in honor of Antoninus Pius. Little of this monument still exists.

$85.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 155-156, AR Denarius, 3.33 gm,
                    RSC-573
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II"
                     Laureate head right
          rev.: "TR POT XIX COS IIII"
                    Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter.

          note: Rough flan but good detail.

$50.00

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Antoninus Pius, AD 142, AE (brass) Sestersius,
                     24.12 gm, RIC-600, SR-4157
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII"
                    Laureate head right.
          rev.: "CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM S C"
                     Concordia standing left, holding Victory
                     and legionary standard.

          note: Great portrait.

$395.00

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Antoninus-Aurelius, AD 140-144, AR (Silver) Denarius,
                3.10 gm, Sear-1333, RSC-15
          obv.: "ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III"
                    Laureate head right
          rev.: "AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS"
                     Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right.

          note: One of the few dual Emperor coin types available. Sear priced this issue at $240 in 1988. Good metal, full legends.

$85.00

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Faustina Senior, Wife of Antoninus Pius, died AD 141,
                   AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.12 gm, RSC-108b
          obv.: "DIVA FAVSTINA"
                     Bare headed and draped bust right
          rev.: "AVGVSTA"
                     Vesta, veiled, standing left, holding simpulum and palladium, the latter on left arm.
         note: Wonderful coin with full legends and devices.

$95.00

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Faustina Senior, Wife of Antoninus Pius, died AD 141,
                  AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.49 gm, RSC #108b
          obv.: "DIVA FAVSTINA"
                     Bare headed and draped bust right
          rev.: " AVGVSTA"
                     Vesta, veiled, standing left, holding simpulum and palladium, the latter on left arm.
          note: Not as strong a coin as the last but still a decent example. Some coins had to be used in the market. This one has more personality.

$35.00

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Faustina Senior, Wife of Antoninus Pius, died AD 143,
                  AR (Silver) Denarius, 2.94 gm, RSear-M-4575
          obv.: "DIVA FAVSTINA"
                     Bare headed and draped bust right
          rev.: "AETERNITAS"
                     Aeternitas standing left holding globe and scepter.
          note: Nice coin, old collection toning. Good detail and metal.

$55.00

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Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-175,
                      AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.25 gm, RSC-99a
          obv.: "FAVSTINA AVGVSTA"
                    Draped bust right with single circlet of pearls around head.
          rev.: "FECVNDITAS"
                     Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter and child.

          note: Very nice portrait. Full obverse legends. Reverse slightly off center thus crowding part of the legend.

$68.00

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