Aureus - Antoninus Pius AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II, Pietas

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 138
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.5 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#14Ab, OCRE#ric.3.ant.14Ab
Obverse description Bust of Antoninus Pius, bare-headed, draped, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS
(Translation: Imperator Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus [Pius].)
Reverse description Pietas, draped, standing left next to altar, raising right hand and holding box of incense in left.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II
(Translation: Augustus Pius, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Designatus Secundum. Emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul elect for the second time.)
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Mintage ND (138) - -
Numisquare ID 6863412420
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