Sestertius of Antoninus Pius Artist: Unknown
Mint: Rome
Ruler: Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 86–161, ruled A.D. 138–161

140–44

Numismatics

On view, 1st floor, Numismatics
Medium

Copper

Dimensions

25.12 g, 6:00, 34.6 mm

Credit Line

Gift of Ben Lee Damsky

Accession Number

2023.105.5

Geography

Made in Rome, Italy

Culture

Roman

Period

2nd century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Laureate head right from rear ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Aeneas in armor walking right but reverts his head left, extends his right hand to grip the wrist of Ascanius who leans left while turning his head right, holding pedum and wearing Phrygian cap; veiled and togate Anchises sits right on Aeneas' left shoulder holding a box in his lap
Provenance
Sale, Numismatics Ars Classica, Zurich, April 2, 1995, lot 1395; Ben Lee Damsky, 1995 (on loan as a promised gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., from 2008); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, sestertii

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