Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II; Minerva

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161) Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	145
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	26.15 g
Diameter	32.25 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 464519
References	RIC III# 1243 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.ant.1243A Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II

Unabridged legend: Aurelius Caesar Augustus, Pii Filius, Consul Secundum.

Translation: [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor Antoninus Pius, consul for the second time.

Reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, wearing cloak with aegis, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding round shield in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S C

Unabridged legend: Senatus Consultum.

Translation: [Per] Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (145)

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