Aureus - Antoninus Pius PAX, Pax

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year150-151
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#200A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.200A
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus), father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionPax, draped, standing left, holding branch extended in right hand and vertical sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPAX
(Translation: Pax. Peace.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (150-151)  - -
Catalog ID8409090670
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