Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TEMPORVM FELICITAS 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 | 148-149 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.1 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 261178 |
| References | RIC III# 857 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.857Online 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 XII
Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time.
Reverse
Crossed cornucopiae, each surmounted by the bust of a little boy.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TEMPORVM FELICITAS COS IIII S C
Translation:
Temporum Felicitas. Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum.
Fortunate times. Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 19.71–26.69 g;
Diameter varies: 29–36 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 29–36 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 | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (148-149) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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