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