Sestertius - Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius LIB AVGVSTOR TR P COS II S C, Liberalitas

€264,014.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1301, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1301
Obverse descriptionBust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Verus, Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Verus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMarcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate, seated left on platform; before emperors and on platform Liberalitas, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and wand in left hand; below platform, man standing.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVGVSTOR TR P COS II S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (161)  - -
Catalog ID9333062580
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