Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius PROPVGNATORI IMP VIIII COS III P P S C, Jupiter

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
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#1224, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1224
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 descriptionJupiter, nude, standing right, hurling thunderbolt at enemy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROPVGNATORI IMP VIIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Propugnatori. Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Of the defenders. 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)  - -
Catalog ID6092668230
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