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Sestertius with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 145
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 25.44 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.610
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, drapery on both shoulders.
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Reverse: Hilaritas standing, head left, palm in right hand, cornucopia in left.
HIL A RITAS in field: S C
AVRELIVSCAESAR AVGPIIFCOSII
Reverse: Hilaritas standing, head left, palm in right hand, cornucopia in left.
HIL A RITAS in field: S C
Provenanceby date unknown: Henry Platt Hall Collection; by 1950: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London W 1 (auction of the Hall Collection, part II, November 16-17, 20-21, 1950, lot 1523, partial); by 1952: with A. H. Baldwin; September 1952; purchaed from A. H. Baldwin by Cornelius C. Vermeule III: gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule, November 17, 1982