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Sestertius with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 159–160
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 21.21 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
ANTONINVSAVG PIVSPPTRPXXIII
Reverse: Distyle shrine with semi-circular arch, within which togate figure standing on round base.
COS IIII SC (in exergue)
ANTONINVSAVG PIVSPPTRPXXIII
Reverse: Distyle shrine with semi-circular arch, within which togate figure standing on round base.
COS IIII SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1965: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., April 14, 1965