Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year145
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#1247 , OCRE#ric.3.ant.1247
Obverse descriptionHead of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringAVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II
(Translation: Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius, Consul Secundum. [Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius, consul for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionMarcus Aurelius, draped, standing in quadriga pacing left, holding reins in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (145)  - -
Catalog ID9664421190
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