Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4862
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
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:
Lucius Verus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
S C COS II, [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, and CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
161-162 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 28.91 grams and linear 33 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4862, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 28.91 grams, 33 mm. Lucius Verus, 161-162 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: [IMP] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bust r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, Aurelius and Verus standing clasping hands; in field, SC; in exergue, COS II.

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