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Sestertius with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 159–160
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 28.64 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.700
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, draped, right, head bare.
AVRELIVSCAESAR AVGPIIF
Reverse: Mars, naked except for cloak behind him, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left.
TRPOTXIIII COS I[I] S C left and right, in field
AVRELIVSCAESAR AVGPIIF
Reverse: Mars, naked except for cloak behind him, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left.
TRPOTXIIII COS I[I] S C left and right, in field