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John Paul Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 01/18/2011 9:33 pm Hello, I was given this roman coin as gift! Can anyone help to ID it: Obverse: Reverse: I believe that the obverse legend is: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS ? According to my good friend the wikipedia, Antoninus Pius was emperor from 138 to 161 (CE or AD or whatever you say now). I can't make out the legend on the back - is it Minerva? Ceres? Any information on this coin is much appreciated. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16883 Posts	Posted 01/18/2011 10:22 pm There were three emperors who were named "Antoninus Pius" on their coins. Rather than calling them "Antoninus Pius I, II and III", the emperors are known to history as Antoninus Pius, Caracalla and Elagabalus. The obverse legend "IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG" is only known on the coins of Elagabalus. The reverse type is the emperor himself standing offering a sacrifice over a small altar. Wildwinds page. Unlike many ancient Roman coins, this one can be dated to within a year: the reverse inscription reads "PM TRP IIII COS III PP". The fourth year of tribunician power of Elagabalus was in 221 AD. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
John Paul Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 9:29 pm Thanks Sap! I was going nuts trying to find this on the Antoninus Pius coins on Ancient Forvm. It never occurred to me that more than one emperor was called that. John Paul Report this Post to the Staff
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