Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius FELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C, Felicitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177-178
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight20 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1228, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1228
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXII
(Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda Tricesima. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 32nd time.)
Reverse descriptionFelicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Felicitas Augusti, Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (177-178)  - -
Catalog ID2270387750
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