Aureus - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XIII COS II, Apollo

€260,615.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year158-159
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#477A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.477A
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, 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 XIII COS II
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Consul Secundum. Holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, consul for the second time.)
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Mint
MintageND (158-159)  - -
Catalog ID8323148280
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