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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     81001034 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Antoninus Pius Date Ruled:     AD 138-161 Metal:     Orichalcum Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 148-149 Weight:     28.38 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ANTONINVS AVG_PIVS P P TR P XII Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     TEMPORVM FELICITAS COS IIII / S - C / COS IIII Reverse Description:     Crossed cornucopiae, surmounted by busts of two little boys Exergue:     COS IIII Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC III 0857 Reference2:     Banti 0410 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140580 Grade:     VF, black patina, minor roughness, slight obverse die shift, light scratches in field on reverse. Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1034 Ex John F. Sullivan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 70, 21 September 2005), lot 777.The infants are thought to represent T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus, the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior born in 149 AD. These were the first male offspring of the couple, offering hope for the establishment of the new dynasty, but both died in infancy. This coin design was modelled on the sestertius of the sons of Drusus and Livia Drusilla (Livilla), Tiberius and Germanicus Gemellus (cf. RIC I 42 (Tiberius).

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