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RIC III Antoninus Pius 857

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 857, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 148–149 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: crossed cornucopiae, each surmounted by the bust of a little boy. Weight about 23.1 g, diameter 33.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 857
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 857
mint Rome weight 23.13g (6)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀33.2 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII
reverse

Crossed cornucopiae, each surmounted by the bust of a little boy

TEMPORVM FELICITAS COS IIII S C
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 22.02g
British Museum 22.12g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 22.52g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 24.96g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 857 (ric.3.ant.857), 148–149 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-857/ (accessed: 2026-10-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA