Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4887
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.
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:
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) and Pietas (Roman deity)
Inscription:
TR POT III (dot below each “I”) COS II, AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, and PIETAS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
148-149 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 32 millimeters and weight 22.8 grams
Loans:
S1978-1979 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (September 26, 1978–December 5, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4887, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.80 grams, 32 mm. Marcus Aurelius, 148-149 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust r. bare. Revere: TR POT III COS II, Pietas standing l., hand on head of small girl l.; in field, S C; in exergue, PIETAS. Remarks: Date is unlikely, falls during reign of Antoninus Pius.

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