Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

Art Institute of Chicago

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

Roman

Date
157-158
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Antoninus Pius, laureate and facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Annona - the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome- stands, head turned to the left, resting her left hand on an upright rudder. Her right hand holds ears of grain over a modius full of grain.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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