Denarius Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
176-180, struck by Marcus Aurelius
This object is a silver Roman denarius portraying the emperor Antoninus Pius. Minted in Rome, Italy, the coin has a diameter of 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) and was produced through striking between 176 and 180 CE under the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
The obverse face depicts the head and neck of the emperor Antoninus Pius oriented toward the right. It bears the inscription "DIVVS ANTONINVS" running around the perimeter. The reverse features a representation of a four-story funeral pyre along with the inscription "CONSE CRATIO". Both faces show a roughly circular shape with raised relief designs and surrounding lettering on the silver flan.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS Reverse: CONSE CRATIO
- Maker recorded
- Roman, minted in Rome
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius
- Museum object number
- 1923.1278
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