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A brass sestertius of the emperor Antoninus Pius with a reverse showing Ops Coin Type: Brass sestertius of Antoninus Pius, Caesar 138 CE, Augustus 138-161 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 142 CE.
Size and Weight: 30mm x 31mm, 27.59g
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Laureate head right.
Reverse: OPI AVG
Ops enthroned left, transverse sceptre in right hand,drawing up drapery from shoulder with left hand. Flower at back of chair.
Exergue: S C
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), January 2012
Ref: RCV (2002) 4197; RIC III 612.
BW Ref: 035 054 169
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