Harvard Art Museums > 1963.44.5: 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) , 1963.44.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196959. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1963.44.5 People Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE) Title Sestertius of Antoninus Pius Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 145-160 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196959 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 20.04 g Die Axis 11 Denomination sestertius Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II inscription: reverse: HILARITAS SC l. and r. in field Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year Accession Year 1963 Object Number 1963.44.5 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: Bust with drapery on l. shoulder, bare head, r. reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing l., holding long palm nearly vertically, on ground in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. 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
