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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.44.5
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
145-160 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196959

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
20.04 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II
  • inscription: reverse: HILARITAS
    SC l. and r. in field

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.44.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Bust with drapery on l. shoulder, bare head, r.
reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing l., holding long palm nearly vertically, on ground in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.

Verification Level

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