Sestertius
Roman Empire
Metal: Bronze.
Issuing entity: Rome. Antoninus Pius.
Mint: Rome.
Date: 160-161 AD
Obverse:
Laureate head right. Legend: ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XXIIII.
Reverse:
Liberalitas standing left holding bead tablet and cornucopia. Legend: CONG AVG VIIII COS IIII S - C.
Weight: 30.28 gr. - Diameter: 33 mm. - Axes: 12 h.
Described in: RIC III 1043.
Published in: Abascal Palazón, J.M., Olcina Doménech, M., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 1995: "Un tesoro de sestercios procedente del Territorium de Dianium (Hispania Citerior)". Alicante, p. 49, nº 287; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 114.
Monetary Inventory Number: 2905.
Buy. Dianium Territorium Treasure.