Divus Antoninus Pius Eagle Denarius Pendant | Roman Consecration Coin Lesbos Mytilene Coin These remarkable staters travelled aboard

These remarkable staters travelled aboard merchant ships throughout the Mediterranean

An authentic silver stater from the island of Aegina

The radiate portrait presents Augustus not as a living ruler

the contrast is deliberate

old order and new

Divus Antoninus Pius Eagle Denarius Pendant | Roman Consecration Coin Lesbos Mytilene Coin These remarkable staters travelled aboardStruck in AD 161 after the death of Antoninus Pius, this Roman silver denarius commemorates the emperors consecration among the gods. Issued under Marcus Aurelius, the coin reflects the Roman tradition of honoring great rulers through deification and public ceremony. Set in sterling silver, the ancient coin continues its journey nearly two thousand years after it first circulated in the Roman world. Though worn from centuries of history, the design