- 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.