Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III S C; Aequitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-176 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.6 g |
| Diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263879 |
| References | RIC III# 1172 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.1172Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS
Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.
Reverse
Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III S C
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Tricesima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the 30th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 21.36–27.77 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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| ND (175-176) | |||||||||||||||
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