Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XIX IMP III COS III S C; Providentia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 165 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.1 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263613 |
| References | RIC III# 912 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.912Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M
Translation:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Armeniacus, Pontifex Maximus.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, high priest.
Reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing wand in right hand at globe at her feet and holding vertical sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR POT XIX IMP III COS III S C
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima, Imperator Tertium, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the 19th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 17.27–31 g;
Diameter varies: 30–32 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 30–32 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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