American Numismatic Society: Gold Aureus of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 145

Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P - Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate right

Reverse: VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III, left to right round edge| COS IIII - Antoninus, veiled, togate, standing, left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod-altar, left, left hand at side.(no bull)

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 7.21
- Diameter (in mm): 18

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 145 - AD 161
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus
Material: Gold
Authority
- Authority: Antoninus Pius
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Antoninus Pius
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Portrait: Antoninus Pius
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire

References

Reference: RIC III Antoninus Pius 156Aa
Reference: BMC 585n

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.184.42
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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Gold Aureus of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 145 - AD 161 1956.184.42

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights

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