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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Denarius of Antoninus Pius

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Antoninus Pius

Date147-148 CE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Kenneth Falck

Dimensions3/4 × 9/16 in., 1/8 oz. (1.9 × 1.4 cm, 3.6 g)

Object number2017.046.009

Label TextObverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, with laureate bust of Antoninus Pius to right

Reverse: COS IIII, with draped figure of Salus standing left, holding patera in right hand feeding snake coiled around altar; she holds rudder set on globe in left hand

ProvenanceEx coll. Kenneth Falck, United States, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, December 18, 2015.

Status

Not on view

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