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Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius VOTA SVSCEP DECENN II COS III S C

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 170-171
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 25.4 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
263720
References RIC III# 1017
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.m_aur.1017
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV

Unabridged legend: Imperator Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Vicesima

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the 25th time.

Reverse

Marcus Aurelius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over a tripod and holding scroll in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VOTA SVSCEP DECENN II COS III S C

Unabridged legend: Vota Suscepta Decennalia Secunda, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum

Translation: Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for the second decennium of rule. Consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 21.77–31.75 g;
Diameter varies: 29.5–32 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 (170-171) 

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