Sestertius - Antoninus Pius VICTORIA AVG COS IIII S C, Victory

€1.00
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#1071A, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1071A
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P X[II?]
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, seated left, holding wreath and palm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA AVG COS IIII S C
(Translation: Victoria Augusti. Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (138-161)  - -
Catalog ID7509231610
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