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Sestertius - Antoninus Pius PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM S C

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 140-144
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 24.2 g
Diameter 34.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
260872
References RIC III# 618a
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.618a
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, sometimes draped on left shoulder, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III

Translation:
Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium.
Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.

Reverse

Winged thunderbolt vertical.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM S C

Translation:
Providentiae Deorum. Senatus Consultum.
To the foresight of the gods. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 18.75–27.01 g;
Diameter varies: 32–37.5 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (140-144) 

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