Sestertius - Antoninus Pius TR POT XXI COS IIII S C, Roma and Victory

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year157-158
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#979B, OCRE#ric.3.ant.979B
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, bare, 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 descriptionRoma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding Victory, left arms on parazonium; behind, shield.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT XXI COS IIII S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Prima Vicesima, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the 21st time, consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (157-158)  - -
Catalog ID3572221050
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