Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.217: Sestertius of Antoninus Pius Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sestertius of Antoninus Pius (Antoninus Pius) , 1942.176.217,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196948. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.217 People Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE) Title Sestertius of Antoninus Pius Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 140-143 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196948 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 29.17 g Die Axis 12 Denomination sestertius Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P inscription: reverse: M[ART]I VLTORI SC in l. and r. fields Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.176.217 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description obverse: Head, laureate, r. reverse: Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing r., holding spear vertically in r. hand and resting l. on round shield set on ground Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
