Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right.

Reverse: COS IIII, Winged thunderbolt on draped seat or table.

Sear: 4078. RIC: 137. BMCRE: 530. [Rome, AD 146].

Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.2 g.

A stunning silver denarius of Antoninus Pius. An extremely fine portrait of the emperor - struck at the height of his reign. The unusual reverse depicts an empty throne with a winged thunderbolt on top. An exquisite example of this classic coin, well centred with a sharp strike and attractive old cabinet toning.