Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4018
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004018
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.
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
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P and S.C.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
138-161 AD
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4018, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONIVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Head r. laureate. Reverse: Wolf suckling twins in grotto; in exergue, S C.

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