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Aureus with bust of Pertinax
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 193
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 6.99 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1971.137
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Pertinax, laureate, right.
IMPCAESPHELV PERTINAVG
Reverse: Laetitia stands left, wreath in lowered right hand, vertical scepter in left.
LAETITIATE MPORCOSII
IMPCAESPHELV PERTINAVG
Reverse: Laetitia stands left, wreath in lowered right hand, vertical scepter in left.
LAETITIATE MPORCOSII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr., Rome, Italy; April 14, 1971: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.