Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius
Reverse: Italy seated on a globe, wearing a turreted crown, and holding a ...
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
| Actual Weight: | 30.07 g. |
| Die Axis: | 12 |
| Date: | exact 143 AD - exact 144 AD |
| Dimensions: | 33.5 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Antonine |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the draped figure of Italia (Italy), wearing a turreted crown, is seated in 3/4-view to the left, on a globe. She holds a cornucopia in her right hand and a scepter in her left.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE