Sestertius - Commodus IMP II COS II P P S C; Minerva

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	179
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# 264317
References	RIC III# 1601 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.1601 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII

Translation:
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta.
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the fourth time.

Reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, droping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP II COS II P P S C

Translation:
Imperator Secundum, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (179)

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