- Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
- Historic issue authorized by Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus and the Roman Senate for the funeral and deification of their adopted father Antoninus Pius.
- Seldom available reverse type with Emperor seated holding scepter and branch.
- Colorfully toned with luster, very appealing in hand!
- 2.84g, RIC M442, RSC 322.
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5 edge bend (not significantly distracting).
- Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right.
- Reverse: DIVO PIO, Emperor seated left holding scepter and branch.
- The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority (auctoritas) of the Roman State. Its framework was based on Roman and Greek precedents, and was formulated during the early Principate of Augustus. A deceased emperor held worthy of the honor could be voted a state divinity (divus) by the Senate and elevated as such in an act of apotheosis. The granting of apotheosis served religious, political and moral judgment on Imperial rulers and allowed living Emperors to associate themselves with a well-regarded lineage of Imperial divi from which unpopular or unworthy predecessors were excluded.
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