Sestertius - Commodus FOR RED P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C; Fortuna

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	187-188
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	21.8 g
Diameter	29.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265898
References	RIC III# 513 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.513 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT

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

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: FOR RED P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C

Translation:
Fortuna Redux. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 15.03–26.02 g;
Diameter varies: 28.51–31.96 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 (187-188)

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