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| Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) Æ As / Emperor Sacrificing |
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Attribution: RIC III 852a Rome
Date: AD 147-148
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: COS - IIII, emperor standing left, sacrificing from patera over tripod altar, VOTA in exergue; S-C across fields
Size: 26.18mm
Weight: 12.75 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VF, scattered tiny reflective points on the obverse. Under the microscope they look like jet black obsidian so I suspect this coin was near an intense fire in ancient times.
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