Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

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Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

Roman, minted in RomeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1eed953bf88

Date
144
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141713

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Antoninus Pius, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse) Hygieia, the divine personification of health, is depicted standing. She faces left, with her right hand she feeds a serpent which is depicted on top of an altar. In her left hand she holds a rudder which is placed on top of a globe.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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