TYPE Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD), silver denarius, struck 153 AD. DESCRIPTION . Obv: Laureate head of Antoninus to right, legend: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP Rev: Octastyle temple w/ seated cult images of Divus Augustus and Livia, legend: TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST / COS IIII REFERENCE: RSC 809 GRADING: AEF / VF+, deep toning, minor obv. encrustation, scarce ORDER INFO: R2759, $110 This scarce one-year issue commemorates the restoration of the eight-column Temple of Divus Augustus, probably late in 158 AD. Though a scarce one-year issue, the present variant with Tribunician Power 21 is even scarcer (22 being more common), identifying it as one of the earliest, and indicating a narrow time band shortly before Pius' annual renewal of Tribunician powers.