Antoninus Pius. 40-as

Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Rome, 148 AD, As, 9.67g. Strack-1013. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XI Bust laureate, cuirassed r. Rx: VOTA in exergue, COS - IIII on l. and r., S - C across field, Togate, bearded, Genius of the Senate standing l., extending patera over tripod altar at his feet, and holding roll. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Leu E23, 22 Aug. 2022, lot 3807. Apparently a new bust variety. The sacrificing figure seems to be the Senate rather than the emperor, according to Strack, p. 138.. EF