Aureus - Marcus Aurelius SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII COS III, Salus

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year162-163
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions18.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#77, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.77
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP M ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Marcus Antoninus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding vertical sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII COS III
(Translation: Saluti Augustorum. Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Tertium. To the health of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the third time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (162-163)  - -
Catalog ID5985545690
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