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Denarius of Antonius Pius

Place of OriginRome
Date145-161 CE
DimensionsDiam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.40
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Head of Antonius Pius, facing right, laureate. Reverse: Clasped hands, winged caduceus, two ears of corn.
Published References

Mattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage, London, 1965, vol. III, p. 43, no. 136.

Mattingly, Harold, Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, London, 1940, vol. IV, p. 20, pls. 3, 12, 13, nos. 112-115.

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