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Sestertius with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 145–147
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 26.26 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius to right.
ANTONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIIII
Reverse: Securitas seated left, scepter in right hand, left raised to her head.
Flower below throne. In field: S C
ANTONINVSAVGPI VSPPTRPCOSIIII
Reverse: Securitas seated left, scepter in right hand, left raised to her head.
Flower below throne. In field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Stack's, New York; 1947: purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Stack's; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998