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RIC III Antoninus Pius 979A

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 979A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 157–158 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding victory, left arms on parazonium; behind, shield. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 31.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 979A
obverse: Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 979A
reverse: Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding Victory, left arms on parazonium; behind, shield
mint Rome weight 26.41g (4)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀31.0 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (4)
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 IMP II
reverse

Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding Victory, left arms on parazonium; behind, shield

TR POT XXI COS IIII S C
specimens (4)
KENOM 25.38g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 26.97g ⌀31.0 12↕
British Museum 22.97g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 979A (ric.3.ant.979A), 157–158 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-979a/ (accessed: 2026-10-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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