Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus LIB AVGVSTOR TR POT XX IMP III COS III S C

€263,618.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year165-166
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#917, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.917
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Armeniacus, Pontifex Maximus. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, 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 POT XX IMP III COS III S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Imperator, Tertium, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (165-166)  - -
Catalog ID8017410530
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