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

€263,544.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year162-163
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.1 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#844, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.844
Obverse descriptionBust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, 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 XVII COS III S C
(Translation: Saluti Augustorum. Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. To the health of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (162-163)  - -
Catalog ID4785935400
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