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RIC III Antoninus Pius 253A

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 253A, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 155–156 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: pietas, draped, standing front, head left, placing her hands on the heads of two children, to left and right, both standing left and extending right hand. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 17.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 253A
obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 253A
reverse: Pietas, draped, standing front, head left, placing her hands on the heads of two children, to left and right, both standing left and extending right hand
mint Rome weight 3.08g (5)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀17.2 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II
reverse

Pietas, draped, standing front, head left, placing her hands on the heads of two children, to left and right, both standing left and extending right hand

TR POT XIX COS IIII
specimens (4)
University of Valencia 3.02g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.40g ⌀17.0
British Museum 3.61g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 253A (ric.3.ant.253A), 155–156 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-253a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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