Denarius - Marcus Aurelius (TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III P P; Roma and Victory) (177) front Denarius - Marcus Aurelius (TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III P P; Roma and Victory) (177) back
Denarius - Marcus Aurelius (TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III P P; Roma and Victory) (177) photo
© Museu de Prehistòria de València

Denarius - Marcus Aurelius TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III P P; Roma and Victory

177 year
Silver 3.2 g -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
177
Value
1 Denarius
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Silver
Weight
3.2 g
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#263052
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and parazonium in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P XXXI IMP VIIII COS III P P

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Prima Tricesima, Imperator Nonum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
Holder of tribunician power for the 31st time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.

Comment

Example of this type:
Museu de Prehistòria de València

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a portrait of Marcus Aurelius, who was known for his philosophical writings and his reign during a period of relative peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.