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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R1202
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Antoninus Pius; Rome
Denomination:  Sestertius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  145-161
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.25
Weight (g):  24.37
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Barber acquisition 0101. A. H. Baldwin, 1971.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, wearing laurel wreath and bearded, facing r. Reverse: Octastyle temple in which are seated statues of the Divi Augustus (l.) and Livia (r.), with statues on roof and in pediment.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: ΛNTONINVS ΛVC PIVS P Y (Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of the Fatherland). Reverse: ΛED DIVI ^VC REST S C (Temple of the Divine Augustus Restored, S C; Translation Disputed). In Exergue: COS IIII (Consul for the Fourth Time).

Bibliography:  RIC III 755.

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Antoninus Pius
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Rome
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