Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius FELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C; Felicitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 177-178 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.2 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263938 |
| References | RIC III# 1227 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.1227Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXII
Translation:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda Tricesima.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 32nd time.
Reverse
Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C
Translation:
Felicitas Augusti, Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
The good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 20.772–27.1 g;
Diameter varies: 29.59–33 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 29.59–33 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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| ND (177-178) | |||||||||||||||
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