138 Antoninus Pius NGC AU Roman Empire Denarius Rare COS DES II Aequitas (17042702CZ)
Roman Empire denarius, 3.05g, RIC 10v, RSC 78B.
NGC Certified to AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.
Rare COS DES II reverse legend.
Issued late 138 AD, early in this emperor's reign.
Aequitas was the goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. She is depicted with a cornucopia, representing wealth from commerce and a balance representing equity and fairness.
Obverse: IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS, laureate bust drapery far shoulder.
Reverse: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae.