Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury, Rome

Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury, Rome, 172-173 obverse imageSestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury, Rome, 172-173 reverse image
Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Rome flagRome
  • Years of Minting:
    172-173
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)
Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury Reference Price

Reference Price

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The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Statue of Mercury, wearing petasus and short robe, standing front, head left, on base, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand, within a tetrastyle temple; columns are telamons; the pediment is semicircular and contains, from left to right, tortoise, cock, ram, petasus, winged caduceus, and purse.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

n/a

Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII

Reverse:

IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG

Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bronze

Size

Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius IMP VI COS III S C RELIG AVG; Mercury sizes
  • Weight:24 g
  • Diameter:32.5 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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