{"product_id":"143-ngc-vf-antoninus-pius-roman-empire-ae-as-sow-rome-foundation-myth-26062303c","title":"143 NGC VF  Antoninus Pius Roman Empire AE As Sow Rome Foundation Myth (26062303C)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eVery Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Roman Empire AE As coin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStruck for Emperor Antoninus Pius at the Rome Mint 143 CE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare Rome Foundation Myth reverse type.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIC 733, approx. 26mm. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eCertified by NGC to VF with no problems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObverse: \u003cspan\u003e ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III\u003c\/span\u003e, laureate head right.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse: \u003cspan\u003eIMPERATOR II\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003esow right, under oak tree, four suckling piglets below, two more before; SC in exergue\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis unusual type refers to one of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e founding myths of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Lares Grundules. In the Aeneid, Vergil describes how Aeneas sailed up the Tiber until he came across a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003egreat white sow nursing thirty piglets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which the hero regarded as a good omen. He consequently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003efounded the town of Lavinium on the site, which later became the city of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Caesar's Ghost Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52888482447649,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/3698\/2586\/files\/rome_ap_as_sow_vf_r1.jpg?v=1782239255","url":"https:\/\/www.cgcoins.com\/products\/143-ngc-vf-antoninus-pius-roman-empire-ae-as-sow-rome-foundation-myth-26062303c","provider":"Caesar's Ghost Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}