Description: Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 AD). AE As, Rome mint 143-4 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III: laureate head right / IMPERATOR II; she-wolf right, suckling the twins; S – C around boat in ex.

Diameter: AE26 mm

Weight: 9,98 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC 734a

Commentary: rare; brown patina, minor roughness, good details for type

History: 1988 the remnants of the defensive wall from the 8th century BC were discovered on the slope of Palatine Hill leading some historians togiving some historiocity to the founding legend and the twins.

Article Number: 002-01-04-44757