American Numismatic Society: Bronze As of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 141. 1995.11.56

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Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA - Bust of Favstina I, veiled, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in bands across head and piled in round coil on top.

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Reverse: AVGVSTA/ S - C left and right, in field. - Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded altar left and holding long lighted torch, vertical, in left

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 10.34
- Diameter (in mm): 27

Typological Description

Date: AD 141
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: As
Material: Bronze
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

References

Reference: RIC III Antoninus Pius 1187b (as)
Reference: BMC 1593

Administrative History

Identifier: 1995.11.56
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Loret 6880

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.3

Rights

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

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Bronze As of Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 141. 1995.11.56

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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