Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TR POT XIX COS IIII S C, Fides

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year155-156
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.5 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#943A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.943A
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Imperator Secundum. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionFides Exercitus, standing left, holding two standards.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT XIX COS IIII S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the 19th time, consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (155-156)  - -
Catalog ID6330663120
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