Co 1255 (Early Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer 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