Sestertius - Antoninus Pius COS IIII S C; Salus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 145-161 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 26.1 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 261067 |
| References | RIC III# 763 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.763Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P
Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power.
Reverse
Salus, draped, seated, left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar left and resting left elbow on rudder set on globe.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS IIII S C
Translation:
Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum.
Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 25.09–28.01 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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