Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.24 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 151. IMP CAES T AEL HADR-ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / TR POT XIIII-COS IIII, Pax standing facing, head left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left; PAX in exergue. RIC III 200c. Calicó 1590. Sharply struck on lustrous flan with a hint of reddish toning. From a Private Japanese Collection. Ex Heritage Auction 3024 (CICF, 18 April 2013), lot 24890. The reverse figure of Pax (Peace) holding an olive branch perfectly characterizes the reign of this wise, just and clement emperor, whose era witnessed the peak of the Pax Romana.

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