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151 NGC AU Antoninus Pius Roman Empire Denarius Annona Modius Ship (24081704C)

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  • Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius (father of Marcus Aurelius) at the Rome Mint.
  • 3.45g, approx 17x19mm, RIC 204, RSC 288.
  • Dated issue (TR POT XV = 151/2 CE).   
  • Superb portrait and detailed presentation of Annona.
  • Lightly toned with luster.
  • NGC Certified to AU.
  • Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laureate head of emperor facing right.
  • Reverse: COS IIII, Annona standing left holding grain ears and placing left hand on modius filled with grain set on ship which is half seen.
  • Annona (Latin annōna “corn, grain; means of subsistence”, from annus "year") is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome.