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Sestertius of Caracalla

Roman (Artist)
210-213 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Securitas, enthroned right, holding scepter; altar at her feet, to right.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] M(arcus) AVREL(ius) ANTONINVS – PIVS AVG(ustus) BRIT(annicus) [Translation] Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus Britannicus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] SECVRITATI • PERPETVAE; in exergue, S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] For eternal security, by senatorial decree

Provenance
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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 3/16 in. (3.05 cm); axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.629

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