Sestertius - Lucius Verus TR POT VI IMP IIII COS II S C, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year166
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.7 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1456, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1456
Obverse descriptionHead of Lucius Verus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
(Translation: Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus. Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, half-draped, standing front, head right, fixing to a palm-tree with left hand shield inscribed VIC AVG and holding palm sloped upward to right shoulder in right hand; sometimes at foot of palm-tree, a shield.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT VI IMP IIII COS II S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (166)  - -
Catalog ID3551448300
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