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Object Type
Museum number: 1872,0709.631
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right, with drapery on left shoulder. (obverse); Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard in right hand and transverse spear in left hand, resting left elbow on round shield set on helmet. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 140-144
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 26.78 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (1639, p.263); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (742, p.121) (type)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 1998 9 Feb-3 May, India, Mumbai, Sir Caswasjee Jahangir Hall, The Enduring Image 1997 13 Oct-1998 5 Jan, India, New Delhi, National Museum, The Enduring Image
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Antoninus Pius; Named in inscription & portrayed: Britannia
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1872,0709.631
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (263) (1639)

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