Antoninus Pius. Denarius

Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Rome, 151 AD, Denarius, 3.38g. Cf. Strack-228. Obv: IMP CAES T AEL ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Head laureate r. Rx: TR POT XIIII - COS IIII around, Tranquillitas standing r. holding wheat ears and rudder. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Savoca, eBay, 5 April 2015, 423. A rare early variant of this type, with HADR not yet added to the obverse legend and, on our piece, TRANQ not yet placed in reverse exergue. There was only one specimen of this denarius in the Reka Devnia hoard, with TRANQ in reverse exergue according to the publication.Rough surfaces. VF