Since commencing this Antonine coinage project nearly ten year ago, I have learnt so much about Roman coinage, and its cataloguers.  I have been frustrated by following some faulty sources, and have learnt the value of tracing the original source of a citation, having seen erroneous descriptions of coins repeated from generation to generation, without comment, by scholars who should know better.  The foundation of this catalogue is the collection of the British Museum and its publication in the BMCRE.  Usually, if a coin type is recorded in BMCRE then I have not recorded other examples.  However, if a particular coin is excessively rare, and the indication of additional noteworthy examples is of value, then I have added references to them.  Otherwise, I have tried to include references to at least two examples for each coin type.  References to museum specimens have been abbreviated (see table below), but citations of auctions sales have been made in the fullest possible form to assist in tracing the antecedents of specimens.

    I have taken the opportunity to make some alterations to the format of this catalogue, and I hope that it will improve its readability and usefulness.  I have made what I hope are improvements to the referencing, particularly as regards Cohen / RSC.  Also, many of the more dubiously attested types, which crowded the lists of the previous edition, have been removed from the main lists and are now recorded only in the notes.

    I hope that this work will find the approval of collectors and students of Roman numismatics, and I do hope that they will continue to contact me with additions and corrections (the latter undoubtedly a necessity).

Introduction

01. Antoninus Pius - COS Period 138

02 - Hadrian (Posthumous) - Undated 138

03. Antoninus Pius - COS II Period 139

04 - Faustina I - Undated 139-140

05 - Antoninus Pius - COS III Period 140-144

06 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - COS Period 140-144

07 - Diva Faustina I - Undated 140-161

08 - Antoninus Pius - COS IIII Period 145-148 and later

09 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - COS II Period, 145-147 and later

10 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT Period, 147

11 - Faustina II - Undated 147-161, and later (?)

12 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XI Period - 147-148

13 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT II Period - 147-148

14 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XII Period - 148-149

15 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT III Period - 148-149

16 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XIII Period - 149-150

17 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT IIII Period - 149-150

18 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XIIII Period - 150-151

19 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XV Period - 151-152

20 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT VI Period - 151-152

21 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XVI Period - 152-153

22 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT VII Period - 152-153

23 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XVII Period - 153-154

24 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT VIII Period - 153-154

25 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XVIII Period - 154-155

26 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT VIIII Period - 154-155

27 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XIX Period - 155-156

28 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT X Period - 155-156

29 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XX Period - 156-157

30 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT XI Period - 156-157

31 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XXI Period - 157-158

32 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT XII Period - 157-158

33 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XXII Period - 158-159

34 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT XIII Period - 158-159

35 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XXIII Period - 159-160

36 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT XIIII Period - 159-160

37 - Antoninus Pius - TR POT XXIIII Period - 160-161

38 - Marcus Aurelius Caesar - TR POT XV Period - 160-161

39 - Miscellanea

Index

Addenda

'To everything there is a season . . . '

For the foreseeable future I am leaving Antonine coinages behind me, and I do not intend to undertake any further major changes or updates to this catalogue.  I do hope collectors will continue to contact me wish any comments, additions or corrections.

Many thanks for all the help that has already been provided.  PHD 11.10.2024