Antoninus Pius – Altar

Antoninus Pius – Altar
Silver antoninianus (= double denarius), Rome, 249 - 251 A.D.
   
Obv. DIVO PIO; Radiate head of Divus Antoninus Pius r.
Rev. CONSECRATIO; Altar-enclosure with double panelled doors, flames rising from the top of the altar, sometimes with horns visible on either side.

   

   RIC (Decius) 90; RSC (Antoninus Pius) 1189
   
Picture credit: Roma Numismatics Limited (E-Sale 22), 28.11.2015, lot 624


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