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© Staatliche Münzsammlung München (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DE)
Aureus - Pertinax VOT DECEN TR P COS II
193 year| Gold | 7.2 g | 20.5 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Pertinax (Publius Helvius Pertinax) (193) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 193 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.2 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#267844 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Pertinax, veiled, togate, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOT DECEN TR P COS II
Translation:
Votis Decennalibus. Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum.
Vows (prayers) for a decade of rule. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.
Comment
Mass varies: 7.19–7.29 g;Example of this type:
Staatliche Münzsammlung München
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Aureus - Pertinax (VOT DECEN TR P COS II) (193) coin is that it was issued during the reign of Emperor Pertinax, who was the first emperor to introduce a new currency reform in the Roman Empire. This coin was part of that reform, and it was designed to replace the previous denomination of gold coins, the aureus, with a new denomination that was worth 1/40th of a pound of gold. This change was made to address the inflation that had occurred under previous emperors and to stabilize the Roman economy.
