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Sestertius with head of Divus Marcus Aurelius, struck under Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 180
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 23.35 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.142
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Divus Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
DIVVS.M.AN TONINVSPIVS
Reverse: Funeral pyre in four tiers, surmounted by Marcus in facing quadriga on top.
CONSECRATIO S C (left and right in field)
DIVVS.M.AN TONINVSPIVS
Reverse: Funeral pyre in four tiers, surmounted by Marcus in facing quadriga on top.
CONSECRATIO S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1959: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; March 10, 1960: purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. for £ 104/10/0 (this is the total price for 60.138-60.147)