Sestertius - Antoninus Pius VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS IIII S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year145-161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.1 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#794, OCRE#ric.3.ant.794
Obverse descriptionHead of Antoninus Pius, laureate, sometimes draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
(Translation: Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae. Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionAntoninus Pius, veiled, draped, standing, left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod-altar left, left hand holding roll at side.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS IIII S C
(Translation: Vota Suscepta Decennalia Tertia, Consul Quartum. Senatus Consultum. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for the third decade of rule. Consul for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (145-161)  - -
Catalog ID3392623080
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