Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5521
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Jupiter (Roman deity) and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
IMP VI COS III, M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
172-173 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5521, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 25.82 grams, 31.5 mm. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 172-173 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M ANTONINUS AUG TR P XXVII, bust r. laureate. Reverse: JIMP VI COS III, upiter, naked to waist, seated facing l. on throne, holding Victory and scepter; in exergue, SC.

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