Silver Denarius with Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Silver Denarius with Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date140 CE
DimensionsDiam: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.41
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antonius Pius, right, wreathed.
Reverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius.
This issue commemorates Antonius Pius' adoption of Marcus Aurelius as his successor.
Label TextThis coin commemorates the adoption of Marcus Aurelius by Antoninus Pius as his successor.Comparative ReferencesSee also Mattingly, Harold, Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 4, 1940, pl. 4, 16-20, no. 154, p. 25.
145-161 CE
68-54 BCE
about 125 BCE
about 94 BCE
about 92 BCE
145-142 BCE
92 BCE
about 101 BCE
about 99-94 BCE
102-100 BCE
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