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.