Sestertius - Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (CONG AVG IIII TR P XXI IMP IIII COS III S C)
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
Reverse
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate, seated left on curule chairs on platform, both extending right hands forward, with left hands resting at sides; before them, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; citizen, togate, standing right on steps of platform, holding fold of toga in both hands.
Lettering: CONG AVG IIII TR P XXI IMP IIII COS III S C
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
Reverse Lettering
CONG AVG IIII TR P XXI IMP IIII COS III S C
Comments
Mass varies: 24.65–29.64 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
