Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST COS IIII S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year138-161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 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#1061, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1061
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionOctastyle temple, in which are seated figures of Divus Augustus and Livia.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTEMPLVM DIV AVG REST COS IIII S C
(Translation: Templum Divi Augusti Restitutae. Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Temple of the deified emperor (Augustus) restored. Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (138-161)  - -
Catalog ID9204135860
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