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Denarius - Marcus Aurelius CONCORD AVG TR P XV COS III; Concordia and Spes

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 161
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
262659
References RIC III# 2
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.m_aur.2
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Concordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding patera in extended right hand and resting left elbow on statuette of Spes: under seat, a cornucopiae.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONCORD AVG TR P XV COS III

Translation:
Concordia Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium.
Harmony of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.488–3.55 g;
Diameter varies: 16.5–18 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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