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Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius COS III S C; Jupiter

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 165-166
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
263617
References RIC III# 916
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.916
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XX

Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 20th time.

Reverse

Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on low seat, holding thunderbolt, nearly horizontal, in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COS III S C

Translation:
Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (165-166) 

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