Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III S C; Italia
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 | 26.1 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263782 |
| References | RIC III# 1077 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.1077Online 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
Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding sceptre and left hand and raising up Italia, towered, draped, kneeling right, and holding globe in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III S C
Translation:
Restitutori Italiae. Imperator Sextum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
To the restorer of Italy. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 22.05–29.048 g;
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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 (172-173) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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