Sestertius - Commodus IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C; Jupiter and Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 179-180 |
| 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# 265563 |
| References | RIC III# 291f 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.com.291fOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V
Translation:
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta.
Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the fifth time.
Reverse
Jupiter, half draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C
Translation:
Iovi Victori. Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Jupiter, the victorious, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the second time, 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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