Denarius - Antoninus Pius PRIMI DECEN COS IIII

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 147-148
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
260049
References RIC III# 171A_denarius,
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (1930 reprinted edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.3.ant.171A_denarius
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI

Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time.

Reverse

Oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PRIMI DECEN COS IIII

Translation:
Primi Decennales. Consul Quartum.
The first decade. Consul for the fourth time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 2.462–3.64 g;
Diameter varies: 17–19 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (147-148) 

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