151 NGC AU Antoninus Pius Roman Empire Denarius Annona Modius Ship (24081704C)

Roman Empire silver denarius coin. Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius (father of Marcus Aurelius) at the Rome Mint. 3.45g, approx 17x19mm, RIC 204, RSC 288. Dated issue (TR POT XV = 151/2 CE).    Superb portrait and detailed presentation of Annona. Lightly toned with luster. NGC Certified to AU. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laureate head of emperor facing right. Reverse: COS IIII, Annona standing left holding grain ears and placing left hand on modius filled with grain set on ship which is half seen. Annona (Latin annōna “corn, grain; means of subsistence”, from annus "year") is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome.