Quadrans - Antoninus Pius 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 Quadrans = ¼ As (1⁄64)
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 261154
References	RIC III# 838 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.838 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Eagle standing front on bar, body inclined left, head right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP II

Translation:
Imperator Secundum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time.

Reverse

Legionary eagle between standards.

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: 2.77–3.227 g;

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 (145-161)

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