Denarius - Marcus Aurelius TR P XX IMP III COS III PAX; Pax

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	165-166
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 262807
References	RIC III# 145 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.145 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX

Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians.

Reverse

Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P XX IMP III COS III PAX

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Imperator Tertium, Consul Tertium. Pax.
Holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the third time. Peace.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (165-166)

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