Coin: ar denarius
- Museum number:
- 8-5645
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080005645
- Accession number:
- Acc.908
- Object count:
- 1
- Description:
- Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. (18 mm.) M. Aurelius. 178 AD. Rome. Obverse: M.AVREL. ANTONINVS AVG Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: TR P XXXIII.IMP.X.COS III.P.P. Salus seated facing left, holding 2 corn ears, at feet altar with snake, Salus feeding snake(?).
- Donor:
- Mary W. Knight
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Production place:
- Rome (ancient city)
- Culture or time period:
- Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
- Collector:
- H. M. Holbrook
- Materials:
- Silver (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) and Salus (Roman diety)
- Inscription:
- M.AVREL. ANTONINVS AVG and TR P XXXIII.IMP.X.COS III.P.P.
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 178 AD
- Accession date:
- 1947
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- linear 18 millimeters
- Images:
-
- Legacy documentation:
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