Sestertius - Pertinax OPI DIVIN TR P COS II S C; Ops
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Pertinax (Publius Helvius Pertinax) (193)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 193 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.3 g |
| Diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 267853 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 20 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.pert.20Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Pertinax, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Publius Helvius Pertinax, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Ops, draped, seated left on throne, holding two corn-ears in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: OPI DIVIN TR P COS II S C
Translation:
Opis Divinae. Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum.
Opis, the divine. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 21.48–26.6 g;
Diameter varies: 30–32 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 30–32 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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