- Very Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius at the Rome Mint, 146 CE.
- Antoninus Pius was the adopted Father of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. This relationship was important as Marcus Aurelius learned governing skills under his Father during a peaceful & prosperous period of Roman history.
- RIC 137, RSC 345, approx.18mm.
- Certified by NGC to VF.
- Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, right facing laureate bust.
- Reverse: COS IIII, winged thunderbolt on throne of Jupiter.
- Jupiter is the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder. The Romans attributed Jupiter with all the powers of the heavens namely rain, thunder, and his primary weapon, lightning.
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