Antoninus Pius, 138-161. As (Copper, 25 mm, 13.64 g, 5 h), Rome, circa 155-157. [ANTONINV]S AVG PIVS P P [IMP II] Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. TR POT [ ... ] / S - C Providentia standing front, head to left, extending right hand over globe at her feet and holding scepter in her left. Cf. RIC 957 and 972. Heavily double struck, otherwise, very fine.


Such pronounced double strikes are very rare on the carefully controlled imperial coinage of this era—especially on the larger bronze denominations.