Coin, 140 C.E., Silver, .75 in diameter, Gift of Drs. Arthur and Roswitha Haas, 2015.7.47
Emperor Antoninus Pius died this week in 161 CE. This silver denarius shows the laureate head of the emperor with the inscription ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. He is known as one of the Five Good Emperors during the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, and was the adopted son of Hadrian. The reverse image depicts his adopted son, Marcus Aurelius.