Aureus - Marcus Aurelius HILARITAS; Hilaritas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 145-160 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.2 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 260523 |
| References | RIC III# 432A Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.ant.432AOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Calicó# 1859 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions. |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II
Unabridged legend: Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius, Consul Secundum
Translation: [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius, consul for the second time
Reverse
Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HILARITAS
Translation: Joy
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (145-160) | 
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$ 23 000 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Heritage Auctions2023 August 17 - 19 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3109 Lot 31056 
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17 Aug 2023 |
UNC (NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5) |
USD 28 800.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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MDC Monaco Auction 11 Lot 385
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21 Apr 2023 |
UNC (NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5) |
USD 23 073.13
(EUR 20 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © MDC Monaco Monnaies de Collection sarl | |||||
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 131 Lot 39
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30 May 2022 | UNC |
USD 23 819.79
(CHF 19 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 240 Lot 519
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10 Oct 2016 | XF |
USD 13 843.88
(EUR 12 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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