RIC III Antoninus Pius 259, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 156–157 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: ceres, draped, seated left, holding up torch in right hand and corn-ears downwards in left. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 16.2 mm.
obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II
reverse
Ceres, draped, seated left, holding up torch in right hand and corn-ears downwards in left
TR POT XX COS IIII
specimens (17)
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
3.33g
6↕
British Museum
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.40g
⌀14.5
12↕
University of Valencia
3.31g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.22g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.62g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.01g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.05g
6↕
University of Valencia
3.12g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.33g
⌀17.0
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.33g
⌀16.4
6↕
British Museum
3.53g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
3.12g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 259 (ric.3.ant.259), 156–157 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-259/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA