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Aureus with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.10 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.278
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, right.
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Reverse: Pietas stands right, right hand above garlanded altar, left hand holding box.
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Reverse: Pietas stands right, right hand above garlanded altar, left hand holding box.
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ProvenanceSaid to come from a hoard in the possession of Jacob Hirsch in the 1930s; by 1954: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 12, 1975 (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, April 13, 1977)