Aureus - Marcus Aurelius P M TR P XIX IMP II COS III; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	164-165
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.3 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 262791
References	RIC III# 129 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.129 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS

Translation:
Antoninus Augustus, Armeniacus.
Antoninus [Pius] emperor (Augustus), conqueror of Armenia.

Reverse

Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing front, head right, setting on palm-tree right, shield inscribed VIC AVG.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XIX IMP II COS III

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima, Imperator Secundum, Consul Tertium.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 19th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul for the third time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

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
Undetermined
ND (164-165)

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