Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Marcus Aurelius, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy Obverse: IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, Bust r. laureate. Reverse: SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII, Salus left feeding snake at altar; S C in field; in exergue, COS III.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) and Salus (Roman diety)
Inscription:
SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII, IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, and S.C.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
161-162 AD
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1978-1979 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (September 26, 1978–December 5, 1978)