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Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)

Mint

Aelia Capitolina

Province or Region

Judaea

Date

138 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

23

Weight

9.13g

Obverse Description

Head of Hadrian r., laureate, draped. IMP CAE TRAIA HADRIANO AVG

Reverse Description

Head of Antoninus r., bare. IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS C A K

Comments

Antoninus was adopted by Hadrian as his son and successor. This coin minted while Hadrian is still Augustus and Antoninus is Caesar.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article

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