Denarius - Marcus Aurelius (SALVTI AVG COS III; Salus)
Obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.
Lettering: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
Reverse
Salus, draped, standing front, head left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding vertical sceptre in left hand.
Lettering: SALVTI AVG COS III
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
Reverse Lettering
SALVTI AVG COS III
Comments
Mass varies: 2.71–3.58 g;
Diameter varies: 17–18 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
