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

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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
Weight18.4 g
Dimensions29.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#835, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.835
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, drapery on left shoulder, 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (161-162)  - -
Catalog ID5273134760
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