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ID number:  BIRBI-R1297
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Commodus; Marcus Aurelius; Rome
Denomination:  Sestertius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  180
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.40
Weight (g):  29.26
Axis (degrees):  135.00
Provenance:  Haines 60. W. S. Lincoln, 1920.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare but bearded, facing r. Reverse: Eagle, head facing l., standing r. on garlanded altar.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DIVVS.M.ΛNT-ONINVS PIVS (Divine Marcus Antoninus Pius). Reverse: CONSECRΛTIO S C (Consecrated, S C; Translation Disputed).

Bibliography:  RIC III 657.

4 Related People

Commodus
Roman
161
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Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


Marcus Aurelius
Roman
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180
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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