Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius Divus CONSECRATIO S C

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	180
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	22.5 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 266058
References	RIC III# 660 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.com.660 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS

Translation:
Dicus Marcus Antoninus Pius.
The Divine Marcus Antoninus, the pious.

Reverse

Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONSECRATIO S C

Translation:
Consecratio. Senatus Consultum.
Consecration. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 17.72–27.44 g;
Diameter varies: 27–34 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 (180)

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