Aureus S P Q R; Mars
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Civil War (68-69)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 68-69 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 248467 |
| References | RIC I# 53 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Mars advancing right, wearing only helmet, holding javelin in right hand, round shield in left; left, parazonium.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MARS VLTOR
Translation:
Mars Ultor.
Mars, the avenger.
Reverse
Legend within oak-wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R
Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanus.
The senate and the Roman people.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (68-69) | |||||||||||||||
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