Aureus - Marcus Aurelius COS II; Minerva

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	145-160
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.2 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 260513
References	RIC III# 427B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.ant.427B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F

Translation:
Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius.
[Marcus] Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Augustus) [Antoninus] Pius.

Reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COS II

Translation:
Consul Secundum.
Consul for the second time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (145-160)

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