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Medallion with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 140–144
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 44 mm. Weight: 65.37 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.550
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, right.
AN TONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIIII
Reverse: Hercules stands with club in lowered right hand, lion's skin on left arm. Tree at left. At right, rocks on which a hind nurses the infant Telephos. An eagle is perched on the hind's back.
Rim slightly turned up: formerly framed?
AN TONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIIII
Reverse: Hercules stands with club in lowered right hand, lion's skin on left arm. Tree at left. At right, rocks on which a hind nurses the infant Telephos. An eagle is perched on the hind's back.
Rim slightly turned up: formerly framed?
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; November 14, 1973: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G.