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As: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (reverse)
AD 138–161
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: As: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (reverse)
- Date Created: AD 138–161
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.93
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤ[ΩΕΙΝΟΣ], ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟ - ΛΕΙΤΩΝ
- Fun Fact: Antonius Pius, shown on this coin, was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was one of the Five Good Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii.
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Roman, minted at Nikopolis He Pros Istron (Moesia Inferior)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: GR - Roman
- Accession Number: 2004.93
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