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Description: | Copper alloy Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, 138-161. The obverse shows the laureate head of the bearded Emperor facing right and reads A[N]TONINVS AVG [P]IVS P P TRP XXI(or XXII or XVI or XVII). The reverse shows a standing ?female figure with something rectangular in front of the lower legs, left arm bent and right arm raised at the elbow with [S]C flanking, and reads [?][O]EC.II. From the spacing of the lettering it appears the reverse inscription would not have been long. Mint mark in exergue, but illegible. The surface of the coin is pitted. Diameter 32.8mm, thickness c.4.5mm, weight 22.04g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 138
161 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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