Aureus - Antoninus Pius P P TR P COS III

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Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year140
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight6.77 g
Dimensions18 mm
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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OrientationVariable alignment ↺
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Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionAntoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, both dressed as Caesars and wearing togas, are seated on the left side of a platform on curule chairs. They extend their right hands towards each other. Each is accompanied by two lictors positioned on the ground—one to the left and the other to the right—standing and facing towards the opposite side. The lictors hold a wand in their right hand and fasces in their left.
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MintageND (140)  - -
Catalog ID5708574140
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