- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“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>
