Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TR POT XX COS IIII S C, Jupiter

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year156-157
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#962, OCRE#ric.3.ant.962
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 descriptionJupiter, naked, standing front, holding sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT XX COS IIII S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (156-157)  - -
Catalog ID4599003500
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