Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius GERMANICO AVG IMP VI COS III S C

€263,765.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year172-173
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)
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Reference(s) RIC III#1061, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1061
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Vicesima. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 27th time.)
Reverse descriptionTrophy with shields at foot; to left, German woman, seated left on shield, propping up head with right hand and resting left arm on knee; to right, German man, standing right, with hands tied behind back.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGERMANICO AVG IMP VI COS III S C
(Translation: Germanico Augusto, Imperator Sextum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. To the conqueror of the Germans, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (172-173)  - -
Catalog ID2733208730
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