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Denarius - Marcus Aurelius TR P XX IMP IIII COS III; Victory

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 166
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.2 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
262826
References RIC III# 163
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.163
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

Victory, naked to waist, standing front, head right, holding palm, upright, in right hand and with left hand fixing shield, inscribed VIC PAR, on palm-tree right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P XX IMP IIII COS III

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

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.61–3.57 g;
Diameter varies: 17.5–20 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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