Aureus - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XI COS II, Apollo

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year156-157
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#469B, OCRE#ric.3.ant.469B
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringAVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG PII F
(Translation: Aurelius Caesar, Antonini Augusti Pii Filius. [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) Antoninus Pius.)
Reverse descriptionApollo, laureate, draped to front, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and lyre at side in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT XI COS II
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Secundum. Holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the second time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (156-157)  - -
Catalog ID7753152840
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