Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius TR POT XI COS II S C, Genius

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year156-157
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#1340, OCRE#ric.3.ant.1340
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringAVRELIVS CAES AVG PII FIL
(Translation: Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius. [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius.)
Reverse descriptionGenius Exercitus, in military dress, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar left and holding legionary eagle, vertical, at left shoulder, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT XI COS II S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (156-157)  - -
Catalog ID7915815090
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