Aureus - Antoninus Pius AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II, Pietas

€259,750.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year138
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#13a, OCRE#ric.3.ant.13a
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS
(Translation: Imperator Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus [Pius].)
Reverse descriptionPietas, draped, standing right, sacrificing over lighted altar right, raising right hand and holding box in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II
(Translation: Augustus Pius, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum. Emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time.)
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MintageND (138)  - -
Catalog ID1160334770
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