Aureus - Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus LIB AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III, Liberalitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#15, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.15
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Antoninus [Pius] emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMarcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate, seated left on platform; before emperors and on platform Liberalitas, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and wand in left hand; below platform, man standing.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time.)
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MintageND (161)  - -
Catalog ID8677063310
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