Sestertius - Commodus TR P II COS P P S C DE SARMATIS
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 177 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 26.5 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 264292 |
| References | RIC III# 1576 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.m_aur.1576Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
Translation:
Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.
Reverse
Pile of arms: cuirass, shields, spears, trumpets, etc.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TR P II COS P P S C DE SARMATIS
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Devictus Sarmatis.
Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate. Conquered the Sarmatians.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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