Coin, sestertius, Æ. Antoninus Pius (Marcus Aurelius) - 21.79 grams. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR[AN]TON AVG PII F - head facing right, bare. Reverse: TR POT IIII COS II, SC in field - Felicitas standing facing left. Location: Rome, 149-150 AD.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and 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:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome) and Felicitas (Roman diety)
Inscription:
AVRELIVS CAESAR[AN]TON AVG PII F and TR POT IIII COS II, SC
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
149-150 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 21.79 grams
Loans:
S1978-1979 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (September 26, 1978–December 5, 1978)