Denarius - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XII COS II; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	157-158
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	16.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 260613
References	RIC III# 475A 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.475A Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG PII F

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

Reverse

Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding up winged caduceus in right hand and vertical sceptre in left, and leaning left elbow on column.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR POT XII COS II

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Consul Secundum.
Holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, consul for the second time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.55–3.75 g;
Diameter varies: 16–17.25 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 (157-158)

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