Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VIIII COS III P P S C; Victory

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
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 263944
References	RIC III# 1233 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.1233 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXII

Translation:
Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda Tricesima.
Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 32nd time.

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, 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

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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