The name sestertius means "two and one half", referring to its nominal value of two and a half asses, a value that was useful for commerce because it was one quarter of a denarius, a coin worth ten asses. The name is derived from semis, "half" and "tertius", "third", in which "third" refers to the third as: the sestertius was worth two full asses and half of a third.
The brass sestertius typically weighs in the region of 25 to 28 grammes, is around 32–34 mm in diameter and about 4 mm thick.
Sestertii continued to be struck until the late 3rd century, although there was a marked deterioration in the quality of the metal used and the striking even though portraiture remained strong.
Reverse: IMPERATOR II, Winged victory facing right, holding trophy in both hands; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 25.29 g
The obverse translates to "Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of the Fatherland, Holding the power of the Tribune of the Plebs, Consul for the third time"
The reverse translates to "Commander-in-Chief for the second time" SC stands for "senatus consultum", a decree of the senate.
Reverse: IVNONI SISPITAE, Juno Sospita walking right, wearing goatskin, preceded by serpent on ground, brandishing spear and holding long shield; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 27.55 g
CNG dates to 141-143 AD
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Reverse: TR POT XXI COS IIII, Roma seated left on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding Victory and parazonium; shield behind. S-C in exergue.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 28 g
Reverse: Pax holding cornucopia set weapons on fire; COS__II_II / PAX_AVG / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 26.33 g
Reverse: Apollo standing left holding lyre and patera; APOLLI_NI__AVGVSTO / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.4 g
Reverse: SALVS AVG, SC below / Salus seated left by altar, holding patera, feeding a serpent rising from altar and resting left arm on the back of the chair
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 22.78 g
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Reverse: LIBERTAS COS IIII, Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus in left hand and with right arm outstretched; S-C across fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 22.92 g
Reverse: SALVS AVG - Salus, draped, standing facing, head left, feeding snake coiled round altar, and holding rudder on globe; SC in exergue
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 24.96 g
Reverse: - Mars, draped, naked but for cloak hanging behind him, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 23.57 g
Reverse: SALVS AVG - Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar left and holding vertical sceptre in left; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 22.15 g
Reverse: IMPERATOR II - Fides, draped, standing, right, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and dish of fruit on raised left hand; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 22.88 g
Reverse: CONSECRATIO - Pyre in four tiers, decorated with swagged hangings and garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 23.28 g
Reverse: PIETATI AVG COS IIII - Pietas, draped, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and child in left arm: to left and right, a small child standing, left, each raising right hand; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 22.97 g
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Reverse: TIBERIS, Tiber, crowned with reeds, reclining left, resting left elbow on rock, from which water flows and resting right hand on forepart of boat, on left; in left hand, a reed; SC in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 22.08 g
Reverse: COS IIII, Togate figure standing, front, head left, on cippus in shrine of two arches, with semi-circular top: he extends right hand and holds vertical scepter in left; SC in exergue
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 25.54 g
Reverse: COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding scales in extended right hand and cornucopia in left; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 23.31 g
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Reverse: ANNONA AVG, Annona standing facing, head left, holding grain ears and anchor; modius at left; SC in fields; COS IIII in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 29.17 g
Reverse: PAX AVG COS IIII, Pax, draped, standing facing, head left, with torch in right hand setting fire to heap of arms on ground at left, and holding cornucopia in left hand; SC in exergue
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 24.58 g
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Reverse: legend around S C; •CN•PIƧO•C N F•III VIR•A•A•F•F
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.8 g
Reverse: legend within corona civica; EX S C / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 21.4 g
Reverse: FORT REDVCI COS II / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder & cornucopiae, wheel beneath chair.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.13 g
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Reverse: Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus and rod.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 24.99 g
Reverse: FEL AVG TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Felicitas standing left holding scepter & caduceus.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 22.67 g
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Reverse: IVPPITER CONSERVATOR TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing left, extending thunderbolt and cloak over small figure of Commodus at his feet and holding sceptre; S-C across fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 24.77 g
Reverse: Dacia standing left holding staff topped with an wolf's head; D_A_CIA / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.23 g
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Reverse: No inscription, Domitian standing in military attire, head left, holding thunderbolt and spear, being crowned by Victory at right standing with head left; SC in exergue
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 24.9 g
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Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP / Claudius, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding branch; arms lying around; SC in ex.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 26.8 g
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Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S C, Claudius, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding branch in right hand; various arms around
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 23.46 g
Reverse: Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter, peacock left at her feet; IVNONI__REGINAE / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 23.5 g
Reverse: SPQR OB CIV SER in three lines within oak-wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 26.25 g
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Reverse: PM TR P V COS II P P, Gordian in military attire, standing facing right, holding spear and globe; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.02 g
Reverse: IOVI STATORI S C / Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding long sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 20.63 g
Reverse: VICTORIA AVG S-C, Victory advancing left carrying wreath & palm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 25.35 g
Reverse: Jupiter standing, facing, holding scepter and thunderbolt; IOVI__STATORI / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.45 g
Reverse: Pax walking left, holding branch and scepter; PAX_AETERNA / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.46 g
Reverse: MAVRE-TANIA, Mauretania standing to l., holding two javelins and bridle of horse with raised r. foreleg. S C in exergue
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 22 g
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Reverse: MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 24.01 g
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Reverse: SALVS AVG S C, Salus standing left with sceptre and feeding out of patera a snake coiled around an altar.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 23.4 g
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Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTI S-C / Pietas standing right, sacrificing over altar
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
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Reverse: Diana standing left, holding bow and arrow; S-C across fields
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 25.22 g
Reverse: Felicitas seated left holding caduceus and cornucopiae; FELICI_TAS PVBLICA / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.84 g
Reverse: Venus facing, head left, holding apple and scepter; VENVS / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 22.8 g
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Reverse: IMP VI COS III, Victory placing a shield inscribed VIC GER in two lines on trunk of palm; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 25.22 g
Reverse: TR POT XII COS II S C / Felicitas standing left, leaning on column and holding caduceus and scepter
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.21 g
Reverse: Fortuna Redux seated left holding rudder and cornucopiae; TR POT XXII•IMP V COS III / S__C / FORT RED
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 23.4 g
Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and scepter; FELICITAS__AVG__IMP VIIII COS III P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 20.55 g
Reverse: Providentia standing, head left, wand in right hand, globe at feet to left, scepter in left hand, SC across fields, text (TR•POT•XIX•IMP•III•COS•III)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
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Reverse: [C]O[NSECRA]TIO, eagle flying right, bearing aloft Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre; S C across fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 23.95 g
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Reverse: VICTORIA GERMANICA, Victory standing facing, wearing drapery, head left, holding wreath and palm; bound captive at left; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 23.15 g
Reverse: FIDES MILITVM S-C, Fides standing left holding two standards
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 22.65 g
Reverse: Victory advancing right holding wreath and palm; VICTORIA AVG / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Maximus standing left, holding baton and spear, two legionary standards behind; PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 24.35 g
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Reverse: Temple of Janus with latticed window on left and garlanded and closed double doors on right
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 27.96 g
Reverse: Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopia; CONCORDIA AVGG / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.77 g
Reverse: ANNONA AVGG S-C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.5 g
Reverse: Roma sitting in octastyle temple, holding ? and scepter; SAECVLVM NOVVM / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.8 g
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Reverse: FELICITAS TEMP S-C / Felicitas standing left with caduceus & cornucopiae
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.98 g
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Reverse: LAET FVNDATA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder set on globe
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 18.45 g
Reverse: PM TRP III COS II PP, S-C, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, eagle at foot left.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 19.7 g
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Reverse: MARS V-LTOR, S-C across field, Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.18 g
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA - Spes walking left, holding flower, lifting skirt with left hand; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 22.26 g
Reverse: Mars holding spear and trophy, wearing chalmys, walking right; P M TR P__V__COS II P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.57 g
Reverse: Mars holding spear and trophy, wearing chalmys, walking right; P M TR P V__COS II P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.46 g
Reverse: Providentia of Annona standing front, head left, holding anchor and grain ears over modius; PROVIDENTIA AVG / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.56 g
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Reverse: Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt; S-C across field
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 25.03 g
Reverse: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII around large S C
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 24.59 g
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Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 24 g
Reverse: Fortuna Redux seated left holding rudder and cornucopiae; SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS FORT RED / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 26.46 g
Reverse: Annona standing left holding cornucopiae and grain ears; modius on left and prow of galley right; S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 21.24 g
Reverse: Annona standing left holding cornucopiae and grain ears; modius on left and prow of galley right; S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 24.15 g
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Reverse: S-C, Mars walking right, carrying spear and trophy.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Roma standing left, holding spear and Victory; ROMA / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 27.35 g