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Sestertius with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 162–163
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 25.99 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.609
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
IMPCAESMAVREL ANTONINVSAVGPM
Reverse: Salus stands, scepter in left hand, patera in right hand, feeding snake coiled around altar.
SALVTIAVGVSTORTRPXVII in exergue: COSIII in field: S C
IMPCAESMAVREL ANTONINVSAVGPM
Reverse: Salus stands, scepter in left hand, patera in right hand, feeding snake coiled around altar.
SALVTIAVGVSTORTRPXVII in exergue: COSIII in field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Henry Platt Hall Collection; by 1950: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London W 1 (auction of the Hall Collection, part II, November 16-17, 20-21, 1950, lot 1531, partial); 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