Sestertius - Antoninus Pius VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS IIII S C
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 | 22.1 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 261101 |
| References | RIC III# 794 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.794Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, sometimes draped on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation.
Reverse
Antoninus Pius, veiled, draped, standing, left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod-altar left, left hand holding roll at side.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS IIII S C
Translation:
Vota Suscepta Decennalia Tertia, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum.
Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for the third decade of rule. Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 19.54–25.37 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (145-161) | |||||||||||||||
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