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Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

149-150
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin portrays Emperor Antoninus Pius wearing a crown of laurels. On the back, the god Zeus Ammon is shown wearing a chiton and himation; his raised left hand rests on a tall scepter while his extended right hand holds a patera. A ram is seen emerging from behind him.

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