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ID number:  BIRBI-R1259
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Maker:  Antoninus Pius; Marcus Aurelius; Rome
Denomination:  Sestertius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  161
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.15
Weight (g):  22.40
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Barber acquisition 0102B. A. H. Baldwin, November, 1971.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, bare but bearded, facing r. Reverse: Corinthian column set on base and surmounted by statue of Divus Antoninus.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DIVVS ΛNTONINVS (Divine Antoninus). Reverse: DIVO PIO S C (To the Divine Pius, S C; Translation Disputed).

Bibliography:  RIC III 1269.

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