Sestertius - Pertinax (LIB AVG TR P COS II S C)
Obverse
Head of Pertinax, laureate, right.
Lettering: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG
Reverse
Pertinax, togate, seated left on curule chair set on platform, extending right hand and holding roll in left hand at side; behind him, officer holding staff in left hand; on steps of platform, citizen, togate, standing right, holding out fold of toga; in background, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Lettering: LIB AVG TR P COS II S C
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG
Reverse Lettering
LIB AVG TR P COS II S C
Comments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
