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Sestertius of Caracalla

Roman (Artist)
211-213 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Caracalla laureate, right.
Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding baton in right hand, scepter in left; globe at her feet, left.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] M(arcus) AVREL(ius) ANTONINVS PIVS AVG(ustus) BRIT(annicus) [Translation] Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus Britannicus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] To the forethought of the gods; by senatorial decree

Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1962 The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas.
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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.16 cm); axis 12:00

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.24

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