Aureus - Lucius Aelius (TRIB POT COS II PIETAS; Pietas) (137) front Aureus - Lucius Aelius (TRIB POT COS II PIETAS; Pietas) (137) back
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Aureus - Lucius Aelius TRIB POT COS II PIETAS; Pietas

137 year
Gold 7.27 g 19.5 mm
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (117-138)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
137
Value
1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Gold
Weight
7.27 g
Diameter
19.5 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#257140
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Pietas standing right, raising hand and holding incense box; to right, altar.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TRIB POT COS II
PIETAS

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Pietas.
Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Piety.

Comment

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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