Sestertius - Antoninus Pius OPI AVG S C; Ops
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 140-144 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.8 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 260862 |
| References | RIC III# 612a 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.612aOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, sometimes draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Unabridged legend: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium.
Translation: Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.
Reverse
Ops, draped, seated left on throne, holding transverse sceptre in right hand and with left drawing up drapery; left elbow bent and resting on throne.
Script: Latin
Lettering: OPI AVG S C
Unabridged legend: Opi Augustae. Senatus Consultum.
Translation: Of Ops, the venerable. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 20.73–27.93 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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 | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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