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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Denarius of Antoninus Pius

Possible OriginRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodAntonine, reign of Antoninus Pius

Date140-143 CE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Thomas K. Glenn

Dimensions11/16 in. (3.5 g, 1.8 cm)

Object numberX.0001.034

Label TextObverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, with head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse: ITALIA, with Italia wearing a turreted crown, draped, seated left on globe with astrological zones and stars, holding cornucopiae in right hand and sceptre, transversely in left

ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas K. Glenn (1868-1946), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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