Aureus - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XIII COS II, Virtus

€260,626.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year158-159
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#480A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.480A
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringAVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F
(Translation: Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius. [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius.)
Reverse descriptionVirtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, left foot on helmet, holding inverted vertical spear in right hand and parazonium upright 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (158-159)  - -
Catalog ID4180280350
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