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Ancient Roman: Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) AR Denarius NGC MS

Ancient Roman: Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) AR Denarius NGC MS

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Obverse Laureate head right. Reverse Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Antoninus Pius was the fourth of The Five Good Emperors and ruled from AD 138-161. A politician from a young age, he married Hadrian's niece, Faustina, and was later adopted as Hadrian's son as a successor to the throne. He released several senators that had been sentenced to death by Hadrian, and went on to rule a mostly peaceful Roman Empire. - Other

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