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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.250
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
139 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186588

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.58 g
Denomination
sestertius

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.250
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: ANTONINUS-AUG PIUS PP, laureate head of Antoninus r.
Reverse: TR POT-COS III / S C, Fides, holding corn-ears and plate of fruit, standing r. (double-struck).

Verification Level

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