Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius SALVTI AVG COS III S C, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year168-169
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.1 g
Dimensions31.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#964A, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.964A
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Vicesima. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 23rd time.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVTI AVG COS III S C
(Translation: Saluti Augustorum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. To the health of the emperor (Augustus). Consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (168-169)  - -
Catalog ID3932305210
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