NGC Ch XF Antoninus Pius Silver Denarius Apollo Lyre Rome 144 AD

Antoninus Pius, Augustus,138 – 161 A.D.

Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, bare headed bust facing right.

Reverse: APOLLINI - AVGVSTO, Apollo standing, facing left holding patera and lyre.

Coin: AR Denarius

Mint: Rome, 140-144 A.D.

Diameter: 20 mm, Weight: 2.73 grams, Die axis: 180°

References: RIC III 63b, RSC 59, BMC 186, Strack 84

NGC: 8464419-002

NGC grade: Choice Extremely Fine, NGC Strike: 4/5, NGC Surface: 2/5

Apollo was given the name of Augustus to commemorate the veneration given by Octavian Augustus to Apollo after the battle of Actium in 31 B.C.

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