Provincial Coin: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (Cleveland Museum of Art 2004.93)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
138–161 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 2004.93: Provincial Coin: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (reverse), 138–161 CE. Roman, minted at Nicopolis ad Istrum (Moesia Inferior).
Bronze; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). Inscribed: ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤ[ΩΕΙΝΟΣ] (Emperor Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus); ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟ - ΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Of the people of Nikopolis). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Antonius Pius, shown on this coin, was Roman emperor from 138 to 161 CE. He was one of the Five Good Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscriptions
- ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤ[ΩΕΙΝΟΣ] (Emperor Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus); ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟ - ΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Of the people of Nikopolis)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 138–161 CE
- Culture period
- Roman, minted at Nicopolis ad Istrum (Moesia Inferior)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2004.93
- Published references
- Neils, Jennifer. “Praxiteles to Caravaggio: The Apollo Sauroktonos Redefined.” Art Bulletin 99, no. 4 (December 2017): 10-30. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 13, fig. 5
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider coin type and standard catalogue references (e.g. SNG, RPC, RIC) against numismatic literature.