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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

157-158

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Antoninus Pius, laureate and facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Annona - the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome- stands, head turned to the left, resting her left hand on an upright rudder. Her right hand holds ears of grain over a modius full of grain.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium