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

€263,913.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year176-177
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24 g
Dimensions30.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1205, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1205
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 descriptionLiberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERALITAS AVG VII IMP VIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augusti Septima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The seventh liberality of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (176-177)  - -
Catalog ID8652829860
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