Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III S C, Italia

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 172-173
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 25.5 g
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Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
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Reference(s) RIC III#1079, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1079
Obverse description Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Vicesima. Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 27th time.)
Reverse description Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding sceptre and left hand and raising up Italia, towered, draped, kneeling right, and holding globe in left hand.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III S C
(Translation: Restitutori Italiae. Imperator Sextum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. To the restorer of Italy. Supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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Mintage ND (172-173) - -
Numisquare ID 7110593290
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