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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

As: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (reverse)

As: Head of Antoninus Pius (obverse); Apollo Sauroktonos (reverse)

138–161 CE
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Antonius Pius, shown on this coin, was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was one of the Five Good Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii.
  • Neils, Jennifer. “Praxiteles to Caravaggio: The Apollo Sauroktonos Redefined.” Art Bulletin 99, no. 4 (December 2017): 10-30. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 13, fig. 5
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.93