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LM42815

Antoninus Pius, Gold Aureus, Rome, rare

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Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD), gold Aureus, Rome mint, struck circa 141 AD, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. Antoninus, togate, seated left on chair set on low platform in center; to left on platform, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, with both hands emptying coins out of cornucopia into the fold of a toga, held out in both hands by citizen, togate, standing right on the ground, 6.82g, 6h, (RIC III 74b; Calicó 1560 (same obverse die as illustration); Adda 193 (same obv. die); iNumis 48, lot 160 same dies). Good very fine and rare.

The scene in which the emperor makes liberal distributions to citizens is known as a congiarium. Despite his Aggressive budgeting, Antoninus Pius held nine such distributions during his 22-year reign.

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