Reverse: Antoninus Pius, togate and veiled, pouring offering from patera a...
Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Antoninus Pius |
| Actual Weight: | 30.91 g. |
| Die Axis: | 11 |
| Date: | exact 158 AD - exact 159 AD |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Antonine |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the togate and veiled figure of Antoninus, standing in 3/4-view to the left. In his left hand he holds a patera from which he pours a libation over a tripod-altar. He rests his left hand on his hip.
Donor: Gift of Malcolm Storer
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRERIC