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Sestertius with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 140–144
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 28.44 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.2132
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
ANTONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIII
Reverse: Tiber reclines left, reed in left arm, holding bow of boat in right hand. Beneath left arm, overturned urn from which water flows.
TIBERIS SC (in exergue)
ANTONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIII
Reverse: Tiber reclines left, reed in left arm, holding bow of boat in right hand. Beneath left arm, overturned urn from which water flows.
TIBERIS SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 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