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ID number:  BIRBI-R1231
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Antoninus Pius; Marcus Aurelius; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  161-180
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.80
Weight (g):  3.40
Axis (degrees):  135.00
Provenance:  Haines 305. W. S. Lincoln, 1920.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, bare but bearded, drapery on l. shoulder and facing r. Reverse: Pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DIVVS ΛNTONINVS (Divine Antoninus). Reverse: CONSECRΛTIO (Consecration).

Bibliography:  RIC III 438.

4 Related People

Marcus Aurelius
Roman
121
180
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


Antoninus Pius
Roman
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161
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