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Dupondius of Antoninus Pius

Roman (Artist)
140-144 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, radiate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Genius of the Senate, togate, standing frontal, head facing left, branch in left hand, scepter in right; beaded border. The split of PI-VS sets this issue apart from a number of similar coins which break either before or after the word. The metal of this particular coin appears dubious.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] ANTONINVS AVG(ustus) PI-VS P(ater) P(atriae) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) CO(n)S(ul) III [Translation] Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his country, with tribunician power, consul for the third time

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.640

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