Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III S C, Pietas

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year175-176
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#1170, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1170
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionPietas, draped, standing left, dropping incense from right hand onto lighted altar and holding a perfume box in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P XXX IMP VIII COS III S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Tricesima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the 30th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (175-176)  - -
Catalog ID1668761940
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