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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.191
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
148-149 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196088

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
22.22 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII
  • inscription: reverse: ANNONA AVG
    COS IIII in exergue

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.191
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head, laureate, r.; reverse: Annona, draped, standing l., holding corn-ears in r. hand over modius, and anchor in left hand

Verification Level

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