Denarius - Marcus Aurelius VIRTVS COS II; Virtus

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	145-160
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	17.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 260525
References	RIC III# 433 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.433 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F

Translation:
Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius.
[Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius.

Reverse

Virtus, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium upright in left; left foot, bent,is on helmet.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VIRTVS COS II

Translation:
Virtus. Consul Secundum.
Courage. Consul for the second time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.75–3.44 g;
Diameter varies: 16.5–18 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (145-160)

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