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Maker(s):Marcus Aurelius (minted under)
Culture:Roman; Imperial
Title:Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Date Made:162 CE
Type:Coin/Money
Materials:Bronze (AE)
Measurements:30mm; 21.707g
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTION: obv., circumscribed outer edge (stamped): DIVVS ANTONINVS; rev., circumscribed outer edge (stamped): CONSECRATIO SC
Accession Number:  MH 2000.4.14a.INV
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right; DIVVS ANTONINVS
Reverse: Four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by Antoninus in quadriga; CONSECRATIO, SC

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; numismatics

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