Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius GERMANICO AVG IMP VI 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 | 172-173 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.9 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263762 |
| References | RIC III# 1058 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.1058Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Vicesima.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 27th time.
Reverse
Trophy with shields at foot; to left, German woman, seated left on shield, propping up head with right hand and resting left arm on knee; to right, German man, standing right, with hands tied behind back.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GERMANICO AVG IMP VI COS III S C
Translation:
Germanico Augusto, Imperator Sextum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
To the conqueror of the Germans, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 19.66–30.92 g;
Diameter varies: 28–34 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 28–34 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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Numista Rarity index: 94
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