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Aureus with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 145–147
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.28 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.454
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, trace of drapery on neck.
AVRELIVSCAES ARAVGPIIFCOSII
Reverse: Hilaritas stands, head left, long palm in right hand, cornucopiae in left.
HILA RI T AS
AVRELIVSCAES ARAVGPIIFCOSII
Reverse: Hilaritas stands, head left, long palm in right hand, cornucopiae in left.
HILA RI T AS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Sir Charles Oman Collection; by 1968: with Christie, Manson & Woods, 8 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Oman collection, July 2, 1968, lot 120); purchased on behalf of MFA at Christie's auction by A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., September 11, 1968