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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.24
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
160-161 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192370

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.27 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XX IIII
  • inscription: reverse: PIETATI AVG COS IIII
    SC in l. and r. fields

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.24
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head, radiate, r.
reverse: Pietas, draped, standing frontally, head l., holding child on each arm; to l. and r., a small girl, each raising r. arm; the one on l., standing r. and the one on r. standing l.

Verification Level

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