Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XXII IMP V COS III S C; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 168 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 19.2 g |
| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263661 |
| References | RIC III# 959 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.959Online 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, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR POT XXII IMP V COS III S C
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Secunda Vicesima, Imperator Quintum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the 22nd time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 12.59–25.721 g;
Diameter varies: 30.5–36 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 30.5–36 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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