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The Emperor and the Elephant | Rome, AD 148–149 | Bronze Dupondius in Sterling Silver Setting Material:Sterling Silver crowned by a laurel wreath

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Description

crowned by a laurel wreath with the name ΨΑΡΟ inscribed across the field—all within a precise incuse circle

Struck under Antoninus Pius

900 years ago

holding a sistrum (ritual rattle)

Struck in Rome

The Emperor and the Elephant | Rome, AD 148–149 | Bronze Dupondius in Sterling Silver Setting Material:Sterling Silver crowned by a laurel wreathThe Emperor and the Elephant Struck in Rome, AD 148149 Set in Sterling Silver Struck under Antoninus Pius, this large bronze dupondius features a remarkable reverse: an armored elephant walking left, commemorating the emperors public games and the Roman tradition of showcasing exotic animals to the people. The obverse shows the emperors laureate portrait with the inscription ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. The reverse reads MVNIFICENTIA AVGthe

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