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Sestertius with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 145–147
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 26.32 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.607
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
ANTONINVSAVG PIVSPPTRP
Reverse: Emperor standing in quadriga left, holding eagle-topped scepter in left hand.
In exergue: COSIIII / SC
ANTONINVSAVG PIVSPPTRP
Reverse: Emperor standing in quadriga left, holding eagle-topped scepter in left hand.
In exergue: COSIIII / SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: L. P. G. Messenger Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London W. 1 (Glendining auction of the Messenger Collection, November 21, 1951, lot 152); by date unknown in the 1950s: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule, November 17, 1982