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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:     82001015 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Antoninus Pius Date Ruled:     AD 138-161 Metal:     Orichalcum Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 149-149 Weight:     26.79 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ANTONINVS AVG_PIVS P P TR P XII Obverse Description:     Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder 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 411 Reference3:     Cohen 813 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=147471 Grade:     Good VF, dark green patina, some spots of red Notes:     Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1015 Banti records only four examples with slight drapery The infants are thought to be T. Aelius Antoninus and T. Aurelius Antoninus, the twin sons of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior born in AD 149. 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 modeled 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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