RIC III Antoninus Pius 778, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 145–161 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: mars, draped, naked but for cloak hanging behind him, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. Weight about 22.2 g, diameter 24.3 mm.
obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII
reverse
Mars, draped, naked but for cloak hanging behind him, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left
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specimens (15)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
20.78g
British Museum
24.00g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
21.84g
⌀31.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.47g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
14.00g
⌀30.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
17.80g
⌀29.1
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
27.22g
12↕
British Museum
22.21g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
30.55g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 778 (ric.3.ant.778), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-778/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA