Sestertius - Commodus FORT FELI P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V DES VI S C; Fortuna

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	189
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	19.6 g
Diameter	27 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265928
References	RIC III# 541 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.541 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P

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

Reverse

Fortuna, draped, standing left, foot on prow, holding caduceus in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FORT FELI P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V DES VI S C

Translation:
Fortunae Felici. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Designatus Sextum. Senatus Consultum.
To Fortune, the happy. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, elect for the sixth time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 17.67–21.58 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
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