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Sestertius

This term has 2,013 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Broader Terms used

<Roman coin denominations>
sestertius or dupondius

Equivalent Terms used

sestertii

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vespasian (AD 69-79)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gordian I (238)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome
Moneyer: Caius Cassius Celer

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
Faustina II (AD 145-75) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elagabalus (AD 218-22)
Ruler: Julia Soaemias (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nero (AD 54-68)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nerva (96-98)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan (AD 98-117)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-138)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan (AD 98-117)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elagabalus (AD 218-22)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-138)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Claudius (AD 41-54)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-38)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Macrinus (AD 217-18)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Antioch

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tiberius (AD 14-37)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elagabalus (AD 218-22)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vespasian (AD 69-79)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-138)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

An image of Sestertius

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elgabulus (218-222)
Julia Soaemias (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-138)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Severus Alexander (222-35)
Ruler: Julia Mamaea (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vespasian (AD 69-79)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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