Object numberCC59.2.0512
sestertius, Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius, 140-144 CE
Date140-144 CE
Emperor
Antoninus Pius
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.25 cm, 23.07 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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Head of Antoninus, laureate, r. Very poor condition. Entire coin covered in rough, green patina.
ANTONINUS AUGUSTUS PIUS PATER PATRIAE TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE CONSUL III
ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III
Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of the fatherland, with tribunician power, consul for the 3rd time.
Moneta, draped, standing l., holding scales in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.
MONETA AUGUSTA, SENATUS CONSULTO
MONE TA AVG S C
Moneta Augusta. By decree of the senate.
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