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Sestertius with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 173
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 20.83 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number54.569
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, bearded, draped, with laurel wreath.
MANTONINVS AVGTRPXXVII
Reverse: Temple facade with four steps, four Egyptian caryatids, and semi-circular pediment with tortoise, cock, ram, caduceus, winged helmet, and purse;
inside, statue of Mercury.
IMPVI COSIII RELIGAVG (below) S C (left and right in field)
MANTONINVS AVGTRPXXVII
Reverse: Temple facade with four steps, four Egyptian caryatids, and semi-circular pediment with tortoise, cock, ram, caduceus, winged helmet, and purse;
inside, statue of Mercury.
IMPVI COSIII RELIGAVG (below) S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1930: with Ars Classica (Naville), 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland (Ars Classica auction 15, Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, July 2ff., 1930, lot 1639); by 1954: with Adolph Hess A.G., Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Hess auction, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, April 14, 1954, lot 305); purchased by MFA at the auction for $ 110.91 and accessioned May 13, 1954