Sestertius - Commodus FORT RED IMP III COS II P P S C; Fortuna
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 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# 265573 |
| References | RIC III# 295e 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.295eOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, 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
Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FORT RED IMP III COS II P P S C
Translation:
Fortuna Redux. Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety), 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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