Aureus - Antoninus Pius

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year140-143
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#105Aa, OCRE#ric.3.ant.105Aa
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, bare, right.
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Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionAntoninus Pius, bareheaded,in military dress, standing right, left foot set on globe, holding vertical spear reversed in right hand and parazonium upright at shoulder in left.
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MintageND (140-143)  - -
Catalog ID1135012280
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