Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III S C, Salus

€263,537.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year161-162
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)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#837, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.837
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Antoninus [Pius] emperor (Augustus), high priest.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III S C
(Translation: Saluti Augustorum. Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. To the health of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (161-162)  - -
Catalog ID2981025520
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