Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VIII COS III P P LIBERALITAS AVG VII S C, Liberalitas and Minerva

€263,918.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year176-177
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#1210, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1210
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus, Tribunicia Potestate Prima Tricesima. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians, holder of tribunician power for the 31st time.)
Reverse descriptionMarcus Aurelius, togate, seated right on platform; before him an officer distributes largesse to a man mounting steps; figures of Liberalitas and Minerva.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP VIII COS III P P LIBERALITAS AVG VII S C
(Translation: Imperator Octavum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Liberalitas Augusti Septima. Senatus Consultum. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation, the seventh liberality of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (176-177)  - -
Catalog ID8029058800
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