Sestertius - Commodus LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS P P S C; Libertas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 178 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20.1 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 264305 |
| References | RIC III# 1589 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.1589Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III
Translation:
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia.
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the third time.
Reverse
Libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS P P S C
Translation:
Libertas Augusti, Imperator Secundum, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Freedom of the emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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