Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VIIII COS III P P 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	177-178
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	23 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 263942
References	RIC III# 1231 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.1231 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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

Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP VIIII COS III P P S C

Translation:
Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
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: 22.82–23.22 g;

Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (177-178)

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