ROME AE SESTERTIUS 30mm 22.71gm 10h ANTONINUS PIUS 156AD TRPOTXXCOSIIII RIC3 964

Description: 156-7 AD Rome, Nervan Dynasty, AE sestertius 30mm 22.71gm 10h, COSIIII=156-7 AD, Antoninus Pius 138-61Ref: RIC III 964, BMC 2013, Cohen 917, purchased from Pharaoh Crypt 2012 Antoninus Pius laureate R ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II Annona stg R on galley w rudder & modius TRPOT XX COS IIII SCNOTE THAT THE DATE TRPXX CAN'T BE DATED TO A SINGLE YEAR AS HE HELD THAT TITLE IN BOTH 156 AND 157 AD.FREE SHIPPING NO RETURNS Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius was born in 86 AD to Roman consul Fulvus in Nemausus and was raised by his maternal Grandfather, became friends with Pliny the Younger and won favor with Emperor Hadrian who ultimately adopted him. He reigned from 138-161 and is unique in that he never commanded or even saw a Roman legion. His reign went down in Roman history as being the most peaceful in the early empire. He also passed measures to facilitate the enfranchisement of slaves, giving them the right to vote. He held the 900th anniversary celebration of the founding of Rome in 148. He also devalued the currency from 89% to 83.5%. He died of fever in Etruria.Annona was the divine personification of the grain supply in Rome, and was closely connected with Ceres, the goddess of Agriculture. Although she lacked mythological traditions, she did have an imperial cult that received dedications and votive offerings. The modius was a flat-topped cylindrical headdress that resembled a basket used for dry measure.Important events in the year 156 AD: Montanus 1st appears in Mysia spreading the ‘New Prophesy’ in an era before Christianity was legal. Monatism was later labeled heresy. Births: Emperor Liang of HanFOOTNOTES FROM THE HEADLANDS: THE LA MOJARRA STELA 1 WAS A MESOAMERICAN 4 TON CARVED MONUMENT FOUND IN THE ACULA RIVER IN 1986 IN VERACRUZ MEXICO THAT SPORTS 535 GLYPHS. TWO OF THOSE GLYPHS ARE MESOAMERICAN LONG COUNT CALENDAR DATES WHICH CORRESPOND TO 143 & 156 AD COINS THAT ARE DATED 156 AD PER MY RESEARCH (INCLUDES THE DATE AS IT APPEARS ON THE COIN & THE CAT #) ALEXANDRIA ANTONINUS PIUS or FAUSTINA II RY20 LK BOSPORUS BE453 GNY EUPATOR/ANTONINUS PIUS GABALA 205 CE GIC5193 GABA 217 ZIC ANTONINUS PIUS GIC1499 GAZA 217 ZIC PARTHIA SE418 HXIS

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