The Emperor and the Elephant | Rome, AD 148–149 | Bronze Dupondius in Sterling Silver Setting Type:Bezel Issued in the late second

Issued in the late second century BC

and controlled power

paired with a reverse that presents Vesta seated in quiet authority

The reverse reads MVNIFICENTIA AVG—“the generosity of the emperor”—with COS IIII S–C below

” The coin has been hand-set in a custom sterling silver bezel

The Emperor and the Elephant | Rome, AD 148–149 | Bronze Dupondius in Sterling Silver Setting Type:Bezel Issued in the late secondThe Emperor and the Elephant Struck in Rome, AD 148149 Set in Sterling Silver Struck under Antoninus Pius, this large bronze dupondius features a remarkable reverse: an armored elephant walking left, commemorating the emperors public games and the Roman tradition of showcasing exotic animals to the people. The obverse shows the emperors laureate portrait with the inscription ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. The reverse reads MVNIFICENTIA AVGthe