Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VIII COS III P P LIBERALITAS AVG VII S C; Liberalitas and Minerva
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 176-177 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263918 |
| References | RIC III# 1210 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.1210Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI
Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus, Tribunicia Potestate Prima Tricesima.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians, holder of tribunician power for the 31st time.
Reverse
Marcus Aurelius, togate, seated right on platform; before him an officer distributes largesse to a man mounting steps; figures of Liberalitas and Minerva.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP VIII COS III P P LIBERALITAS AVG VII S C
Translation:
Imperator Octavum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Liberalitas Augusti Septima. Senatus Consultum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation, the seventh liberality of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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