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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.158
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Coin of Antoninus Pius, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
140-141 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20996

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.11 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
L TETARTOY (Year 4)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [AYT K T AIL ADR] ANTWNINOS EYSE[
  • Reverse Inscription: L TETARTOY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 15757, 16227 (temp. nos.); ANS 1944.100.60137; Dattari 2458

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
2005.115.158
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius r.; around, [AYT K T AIL ADR] ANTWNINOS EYSE[.
Rev.: Ares standing front, head l., holding spear in r. hand and parazonium in l. hand; around, L TE-TARTOY.

Verification Level

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