Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius VOTA SOL DECENN COS III S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 170-171 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.9 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263717 |
| References | RIC III# 1014 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.1014Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV
Translation:
Imperator Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Vicesima.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 25th time.
Reverse
Marcus Aurelius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over a tripod; at his feet, a bull.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOTA SOL DECENN COS III S C
Translation:
Vota Soluta Decennalia, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Vows (prayers and sacrifices) paid (fulfilled) for ten years of rule. Consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 22.44–29.25 g;
Diameter varies: 31.09–31.11 mm;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 31.09–31.11 mm;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (170-171) | |||||||||||||||
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