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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.161
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
140-144 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20410

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.14 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
  • Reverse Inscription: GENIO SENATVS; SC

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE IV 1243-1244

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.161
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius r.; around, ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS IIII.
Rev.: Genius of the Senate togate, stg. front, head l., holding brach up in r. hand and short scepter in l. hand; around, GENIO - SENATVS; in field, S C.

Verification Level

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