Sestertius - Lucius Verus TR POT VIII IMP IIII COS III S C; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 167-168 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 22.8 g |
| Diameter | 29.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 264179 |
| References | RIC III# 1466 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.1466Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
Translation:
Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus.
Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians.
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR POT VIII IMP IIII COS III S C
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 20.03–27.72 g;
Diameter varies: 26–33 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 26–33 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 | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (167-168) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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