Reverse: Africa standing, wearing an elephant scalp helmet, and holding co...
Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
| Actual Weight: | 28.47 g. |
| Date: | exact 139 AD |
| Dimensions: | 35 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Antonine |
Obverse Type: Within a circle, the figure of Africa, standing in 3/4-view to the left, draped and wearing an elephant-skin headdress. She holds a cornucopia on her left arm and a crown in her right hand.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE