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159 Antoninus Pius Roman Empire Dupondius Scarce Roma Victory Cuirass Shield (24121301R)

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  • Fine Roman Empire copper dupondius coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius at the Rome Mint.
  • Dated TR POT XXIII = 159/160 CE.
  • Approx 24mm, 11.89g, RIC 1036 (rated as Scarce).
  • Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II, radiate head of emperor right. 
  • Reverse: TR POT XXIII COS IIII S C, Roma helmeted, seated left on cuirass with right foot on helmet, holding Victory in right hand and left arm resting on parazonium, behind a shield.
  • Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. She embodied Rome in complex ways and symbolized the ideal woman in society.