Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius FELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C, Felicitas

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight28.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1214, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1214
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus, Tribunicia Potestate Prima Tricesima. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians, holder of tribunician power for the 31st time.)
Reverse descriptionFelicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Felicitas Augusti, Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID5285061430
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