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Sestertius with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 139
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 28.47 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.2128
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
ANTONINVS AVGPIVSPP
Reverse: Africa standing left, wearing elephant-skin headdress, holds cornucopia on left arm, crown in right hand.
CO S II S C (in field) AFRICA (in exergue)
ANTONINVS AVGPIVSPP
Reverse: Africa standing left, wearing elephant-skin headdress, holds cornucopia on left arm, crown in right hand.
CO S II S C (in field) AFRICA (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Earl Fitzwilliam Collection; by 1949: with Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, St. James's Streeet, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Earl Fitzwilliam Collection, sold by order of the Earl Fitzwilliam's Wentworth Estates Company, May 30-31, 1949, lot 152, partial); by 1964: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., December 9, 1964