Sestertius - Antoninus Pius SALVS PVBLICA S C; Salus
Features
| Issuer | Roman Empire (Rome) |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (138-161)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 140-144 |
| Value | Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24 g |
| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 260903
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
RIC III# 638,
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (1930 reprinted edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.3.ant.638
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
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Obverse
Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, 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
Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and resting left arm on throne.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SALVS PVBLICA S C
Translation:
Salus Publica. Senatus Consultum.
Public health. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), ItalyComments
Mass varies: 22.71–26.42 g;
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 | |||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| ND (140-144) | |||||||||||||
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