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Sestertius of Antoninus Pius struck for his wife Faustina I, Rome

Antoninus Pius141 CE

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Obv.: Bust of Faustina I, draped r.
Rev.: Aeternitas, draped, stabding l., holding phoenix on globe in r. hand and fold of her skirt with the l.

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Title: Sestertius of Antoninus Pius struck for his wife Faustina I, Rome
Creator Lifespan: r. 138 - 161 CE
Creator Nationality: Roman
Date: 141 CE
Technique: Struck
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Creation Place: Rome (Latium)/Europe/Ancient & Byzantine World
Coin Constituent: Antoninus Pius
Type: Coins
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Bronze

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