Sestertius - Pertinax DIS GENITORIBVS S C

€267,849.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year193
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#16, OCRE#ric.4.pert.16
Obverse descriptionBust of Pertinax, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Publius Helvius Pertinax, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionUnidentified female deity, towered, draped, standing front, sacrificing from patera in right hand over altar and holding box of perfumes in left hand; to right, naked childing standing on globe, holding up both hands.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIS GENITORIBVS S C
(Translation: Dis Genitoribus. Senatus Consultum. To the gods of birth.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (193)  - -
Catalog ID8130972100
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