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Object Type
Museum number: R.14732
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Bust of Faustina II, draped, right. (obverse); Aeternitas standing facing, head left, holding phoenix on globe in right hand and leaning left elbow on column. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 176-180 (circa)
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 25.35 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (1564, p.652); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (1693, p.349) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; phoenix
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Faustina the Younger; Named in inscription & portrayed: Aeternitas
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.14732
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (652) (1564)

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