Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius
Title
Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius
Inventory Number
DN 179
Materials
AE
Weight
22.53 g
Diameter
32 mm
Mint
Alexandria in Egypt
Description
Obverse: Laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius facing right. Faded legend: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝ(Ɛ)ΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС Obverse: zodiac, Venus in Taurus; bull with raised tail moving left. Over the back draped bust of Aphrodite facing left. Before the bust star. Accretions on the obverse as well as on the reverse.
Date
144/145 AD
Bibliography
Unpublished
- Date Added
- October 9, 2017
- Collection
- Roman Coins
- Item Type
- Ancient Coin
- Citation
- “Bronze Drachm of Antoninus Pius,” Diniacopoulos Coin Collection, accessed April 17, 2024, https://diniacopoulos.omeka.net/items/show/11.