Buy Roman Empire Antoninus Pius,AD 138-161 AV Aureus NGC Ch VF

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Buy Roman Empire Antoninus Pius,AD 138-161 AV Aureus NGC Ch VF

The gold aurei of Antoninus Pius reflected the peaceful prosperity and conservative stability that characterized his reign, featuring consistently high-quality gold content and refined artistic execution. These coins typically portrayed the emperor with dignified, idealized features and emphasized themes of pietas, concordia, and the security of the Roman world. Today, the Roman Empire Antoninus Pius AV Aureus Coin is available.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with an individual plastic slab!
• Struck by the Roman Empire in the late 2nd century AD!
• Issued during the reign of Antoninus Pius!
• Choice Very Fine specimen!
• 5/5 strike!
• 3/5 surface!
• Contains actual gold content.
• Bust of Antoninus Pius on the obverse.
• Scalus feeds the serpent on the reverse.
• Please keep in mind that the exact appearance of each coin (shape, condition, wear, etc.) can vary from one piece to the next.

Roman Gold Aureus coins often featured imagery of personified virtues and commemorations of his family members, particularly his deceased wife Faustina the Elder, whom he had deified. The reverses frequently depicted temple architecture, allegorical figures representing various aspects of good governance, and celebrations of anniversaries, creating a numismatic narrative of an empire at ease with itself and confident in its enduring stability.

This Roman Empire Antoninus Pius AV Auerus Coin comes in Choice Very Fine condition. The coin features a solid, well-centered strike, earning it the 5/5 strike grade from the NGC. The design features crisp relief on the portrait and wreath on the obverse. The 3/5 surface grade indicates light handling during its circulation period.

A bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius features on the obverse of this Roman Empire AV Aureus Coin. The design captures Pius in right-profile relief with a laurel wreath crown, while the reverse of the Roman Empire AV Aureus shows the Salus-feeds-snake design. This image depicts Salus, the goddess of health and welfare, feeding a snake.

Antoninus Pius’ reign (138-161 CE) stands as perhaps the most tranquil period in Roman imperial history, earning him a reputation as one of the “Five Good Emperors” through his conservative administration and avoidance of military adventurism. His rule was marked by internal peace, economic prosperity, efficient bureaucratic management, and minimal expansion—with the construction of the Antonine Wall in Scotland representing one of the few military initiatives of his principate.

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