Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5647
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005647
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, CONSECRATIO, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
180 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 31 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5647, described as Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. (31 mm). Commodus. 180 AD - Rome. Obverse: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Head facing right, bare. Reverse: Illegible. Eagle soaring facing right, bearing Divus Marcus on his back; [CONSECRATIO]; S C in exergue.

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