Sestertius - Commodus VOTA SVSCEP DECEN 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 | 20.2 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265822 |
| References | RIC III# 454Aa 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.454AaOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, 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, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
Translation:
Vota Suscepta Decennalia. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for one decade of rule. 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: 17.675–22.75 g;
Diameter varies: 29–31.05 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 29–31.05 mm;
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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