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Sestertius with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Antoninus Pius

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 140–144
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 28.24 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.2134
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, draped, right.
AVRELIVSCAE SARAVGPIIFCOS
Reverse: Priestly emblems: jug, knife, sprinkler, lituus, simpulum.
PIETASAVG SC (in exergue)

ProvenanceBy 1964: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., December 9, 1964