Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5968
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005968
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.
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
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome) and Juno (Roman deity)
Inscription:
ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII, [IVNONISI] SPITA E, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
140-144 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5968, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; ANTONINUS.PIUS. [approximately symbol] 27.20 grams. Rome, 140-143/144 AD. Obverse: ANT[ONIN]VS AVG PI VS PP TRP COSIII - head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IVNONISI] SPITA E, SC in field - Juno Sispita advancing facing right brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield with curved edges, in front serpents going right.

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