Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius LIBERALITAS AVG VII IMP VIIII COS III [P P] S C, Liberalitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25 g
Dimensions29 mm
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1222, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1222
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 descriptionLiberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERALITAS AVG VII IMP VIIII COS III [P P] S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augusti Septima, Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The seventh liberality of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time, consul for the third time, Pater Patriae. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID8108091820
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