Denarius - Marcus Aurelius CONCORD AVG TR P XV COS III, Concordia and Spes

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.2 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#5, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.5
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionConcordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding patera in extended right hand and resting left elbow on statuette of Spes, which is resting on the cornucopiae.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONCORD AVG TR P XV COS III
(Translation: Concordia Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium. Harmony of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (161)  - -
Catalog ID8114263900
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