Antoninus Pius; AE As; Annona
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Description
Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 AD). AE As, Rome mint 150-151 AD. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P; laureate head right / TR POT XIIII COS IIII; Annona seated left, holding cornucopiae in her left hand and ears of corn with her right over modius before her, containing two ears of corn and poppy-head, S-C across fields, ANNONA AVG in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,52 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 880 |
| Commentary: | brown patina, good details |
Historical Context
Annona was a personification of the grain supply and grain distribution among the poor - a state function which lasted well into the 4th century AD.
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