150⇌151 CE ║ Æ As ║ Antoninus Pius ║ Rome mint ║ Roman Empire ║ RIC III, 880 var. (bust type)
Æ As struck between c. 150⇌151 C.E. at Rome, under the reign of Antoninus Pius, as Augustus of the Roman Empire ║ Cf.: RIC III, 880 var. (bust type)
| Period: |
Roman Empire “Imperium Rōmānum” |
| Reign: |
Antoninus Pius “Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius” |
| Dating: |
c. 150⇌151 C.E. |
| Nominal value: |
Æ As |
| Mint City: |
Rome |
| Obverse Inscription: |
IMP CAES T AEL HADR AN-TONINVS AVG PIVS P P |
| Obverse nominative: |
“Imperator, Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae.” |
| Obverse translation: |
“Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus), father of the nation.” |
| Obverse Design: |
Laureate, draped, cuirassed, bust of Antoninus Pius, right. |
| Reverse Inscription: |
TR POT XIIII C-OS IIII /\ ANNONA AVG ; S-C across fields |
| Reverse nominative: |
“Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quartum. Annona Augusti. Senatus Consultum.” |
| Reverse translation: |
“Holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fourth time. Imperial grain supply. Decree of the senate.” |
| Reverse Design: |
Annona seated left, holding wheat-ears and cornucopiae, modius at feet. |
| Metal: |
Bronze |
| Average Diameter: |
27,4 mm (this specimen) |
| Average Weight: |
10,04 g (this specimen) |
| References: |
RIC III, 880 var. (bust type) |
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IMP CAES T AEL HADR AN-TONINVS AVG PIVS P P
Latin: Imperator, Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus), father of the nation.
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TR POT XIIII COS IIII /\ ANNONA AVG ; S C
Latin: Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quartum. Annona Augusti. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fourth time. Imperial grain supply. Decree of the senate.
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Events within the Roman Empire:
CL - 150 C.E.
➾ The Roman town Forum Hadriani (Voorburg) receives the title of Municipium Aelium Cananefatium, "the town of the Cananefates" (modern Netherlands). The town is awarded with rights to organize markets.
➾ The Germans of the east move south, into the Carpathians and Black Sea area.
➾ The Albani appear in the Roman province of Macedonia, specifically in Epirus.
➾ The earliest atlas (Ptolemy's Geography) is made (approximate date).
➾ This is also the approximate date of completion of Ptolemy's monumental work Almagest. The geocentric cosmology contained in it holds sway for 1,400 years.
➾ Antoninus Liberalis writes a work on mythology (Μεταμορφωσεων Συναγωγη) (approximate date).
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