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Sestertius - Commodus TR P II IMP II COS P P S C

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Issuer RomeRoman 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
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
264297
References RIC III# 1581
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.1581
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM

Translation:
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus.
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.

Reverse

Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P II IMP II COS P P S C

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Imperator Secundum, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Holder of tribunician power for the second time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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