Co 1255 (Early Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
138
Not before (date)
138
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC III Antoninus Pius 520a, p. 96
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Minor marginal chipping and nicking and surficial scratching. Irregular fissures and craters across reverse face: flaws in flan?
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 30, no. 301 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Antoninus Pius, Uncertain, Roman, Sestertius”)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Sestertius
Numismatic Authority
Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
31.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
20.67
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[IMP T AEL] CAES HADR AN|TONINV[S AVG PIVS]
Reverse Description
Annona standing left, holding two corn ears in right hand over modius and cornucopia in left arm
Reverse Inscription
[P M TR POT COS DES II]; to left and right, S – C (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1255 (Early Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1255>