Bronze as of Antoninus Pius

143–144 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, head of emperor/IMPERATOR II S C, sow under oak tree suckling young—the scene illustrates the Roman myth about how Aeneas identified the site for his new city in Italy

Rome

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Bronze as of Antoninus Pius
Period: Mid Imperial, Antonine
Date: 143–144 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 1 1/16 × 3/16 in., 0.418oz. (2.7 × 0.4 cm, 11.85g)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Object Number: 08.170.123
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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