Sestertius - Commodus VIRT AVG P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	184-185
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	25.1 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265821
References	RIC III# 453B 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.453B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT

Translation:
Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Britannicus.
Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, conqueror of the Britons.

Reverse

Commodus, in military attire, riding on horse galloping right, striking at panther with javelin, which has broken off in its chest.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VIRT AVG P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C

Translation:
Virtus Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Courage of the emperor. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 21.9–27.7 g;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (184-185)

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