★ Extremely rare PARTHIA Antoninus Pius sestertius ★

Roman Empire - Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 A.D.) bronze sestertius (25,64 g, 31 mm.) Rome, 139 AD

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Head laureate right.

PAR - TH - IA around, COS II in exergue, S - C in field, Parthia standing l. holding golden crown in r. hand and empty quiver in l. hand.

BM-1191, C-572, Strack-792 (5 spec.), and RIC-586 (RARE)

Good very fine, nice old cabinet brown-yelow patina. Extremely rare!!

Antoninus' rare province series of 139 AD, which appeared on bronze coins only, commemorated the traditional donation of golden crowns to a new emperor by the provinces and by client kingdoms, the entire amount of which Antoninus is reported to have remitted to the people of Italy, and half to the inhabitants of the provinces. In her left hand Parthia normally holds a bow and a quiver full of arrows, but on our coin the bow and arrows are omitted and she holds an empty quiver only