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

€263,508.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#808, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.808
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Antoninus [Pius] emperor (Augustus), high priest.)
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 XV S C COS III
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Senatus Consultum, Consul Tertium. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 15th time by decree of the senate, consul for the third time.)
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MintageND (161)  - -
Catalog ID2873384670
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