Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TR POT XX COS IIII S C; Annona
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 156-157 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.3 g |
| Diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 261305 |
| References | RIC III# 964a 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.964aOnline 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 IMP II
Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Imperator Secundum.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time.
Reverse
Annona, draped, standing right, holding rudder, vertical, on ground in right hand and modius with corn-ears on left knee in left: left foot advanced and set on prow, left knee bent.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR POT XX COS IIII S C
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 22.93–26.73 g;
Diameter varies: 26–34 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 26–34 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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| ND (156-157) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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