Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Coin
Silver Denarius
Obverse: Laureate head right. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse: Serapis wearing a polos (a Wheat measure) on his head, raising his right hand in salute and holding a sceptre in his left. PM TR XVI COS IIII PP The inscription on the obverse says ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, and our present coins lack the ‘FEL’ (= Felix = ‘fortunate’). It’s not a common addition on his coins.
Production Primary Date:
213 AD
Provenance Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
E2019.1
Details
- Production Date
- 213 AD
- Production Place
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Provenance Place
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Roman
- Measurements
- 18mm (11/16")
- Media/Materials
- silver, metal, processed material
- Credit Line
- Collection of Otago Museum
- Department
- Antiquities, Humanities
- Accession Number
- E2019.1
- On Display
- No
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