Divus Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AR denarius (18mm, 5h). NGC XF, flan flaw. Rome, after AD 161. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare headed bust of Divus Antoninus Pius right, with drapery visible on left shoulder in the front and back / CONSE-CRATIO, four-tiered ustrinum (or pyre): the lowest most of which represents a plain podium with three small festoons, two large festoons, and the profile of a festoon at each end; the next tier forms the sepulchral chamber for the reception of the deceased, in the center is a pair of paneled folding doors, flanked by two niches on each side with statues and surmounted by a cornice; the tier above has three niches with statues and a cornice; and the upper forms a lofty plain attic with hanging drapery in front, a lit torch flanks each end of the upper tier, which forms a pedestal surmounted by the quadriga of the deceased; all the tiers diminish in width from the base upwards so as to assume a pyramidal form. RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 438. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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