American Numismatic Society: Silver Denarius of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 141. 1956.127.691

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Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, with hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top.

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Reverse: AVGVSTA - Vesta, veiled, draped, standing, left, with patera in right hand sacrific- ing over lighted altar left, and holding palladium in left hand.

Physical Description

Axis: 7
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.27
- Diameter (in mm): 17

Typological Description

Date: AD 141
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Denarius
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Antoninus Pius
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Faustina the Elder
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Deity: Vesta

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

Reference: RIC III Antoninus Pius 370
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
Reference: BMC 443

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.127.691
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.3

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Silver Denarius of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 141. 1956.127.691

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse