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Description: | A complete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy, sestertius of Antoninus Pius (138-161AD). Obverse: Laureate head right. Inscription: []NVS AVG (PIUS). Reverse: Decastyle temple of Roma or Venus with figure in centre. Inscription: Illegible. Minted in Rome. Reece Period 7. Die axis 12 o'clock. The coin is in fair condition, worn with an attractive dark green patina and some brown surface corrosion. It has a slightly square shape. This coin is likely to date to 140-144AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 52, Roman Coins and their Values, David R. Sear, 4th Revised Edition, Seaby 1988, page 157 no. 1269, Roman Coins and their Values II, David R. Sear, Spink 2002, page 225 no. 4212 and RIC Vol. III page 110 no. 623. The coin is 31.41mm long, 29.71mm wide, 3.78mm thick, diameter 31.41mm and weighs 16.6g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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