Aureus - Antoninus Pius DES IIII, Jupiter

€259,958.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year143-144
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#119A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.119A
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
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 descriptionJupiter, naked to waist, seated on throne, left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDES IIII
(Translation: Designatus Quartum. Elect for the fourth time.)
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MintageND (143-144)  - -
Catalog ID3295221400
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