Dupondius - Antoninus Pius SALVS AVG COS IIII S C, Salus

€261,239.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year152-153
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#909B, OCRE#ric.3.ant.909B
Obverse descriptionBust of Antoninus Pius, radiate, draped, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar left and holding sceptre, vertical, in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS AVG COS IIII S C
(Translation: Salus Augusti. Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Health of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (152-153)  - -
Catalog ID3182259030
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