RIC III Antoninus Pius 874, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 150–151 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on low seat, holding spear in right hand and resting left elbow on round shield set on prow on right; in left hand a parazonium. Weight about 24.5 g, diameter 33.0 mm.
obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
reverse
Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on low seat, holding spear in right hand and resting left elbow on round shield set on prow on right; in left hand a parazonium
TR POT XIIII COS IIII ROMA S C
specimens (9)
British Museum
27.61g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
15.11g
⌀31.8
6↕
British Museum
27.50g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
24.77g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
26.95g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 874 (ric.3.ant.874), 150–151 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-874/ (accessed: 2026-10-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA