Sestertius - Commodus SECVRIT ORB P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C; Securitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 188-189 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.5 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265914 |
| References | RIC III# 529 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.529Online 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
Securitas, draped, seated left on low seat, holding globe in right hand and resting left and on arm of chair.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECVRIT ORB P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 15.5–28.78 g;
Diameter varies: 27–30 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 27–30 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 | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (188-189) | |||||||||||||||
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