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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1896,0608.26
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Bust of Antoninus, draped, head, bare, right.
(obverse)
Aeneas, in military dress with cloak, advancing right, carrying Anchises, veiled, draped, on left shoulder with left arm and with right arm leading Ascanius, wearing short tunic, cloak and Phrygian cap: Anchises holds cista in left hand, Ascanius holds pedum upright in right hand.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Antoninus Pius
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
140-144
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Diameter:
20 millimetres
(max)
Weight:
7.180 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates.
(237, p.36)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(596)
RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus
(91, p.37)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2019-2020 21 Nov-8 Mar, London, BM, SEG, Troy
Subjects
emperor/empress
deity
allegory/personification
mythical figure/creature
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Antoninus Pius
Representation of:
Aeneas
Representation of:
Anchises
Representation of:
Ascanius
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rollin & Feuardent
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hyman Montagu
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1896,0608.26
C&M catalogue number
RE4
(36)
(237)
Conservation
Treatment
: 9 8 19