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Sestertius - Commodus IOVI IVVENI P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V DES VI S C; Jupiter

Features

Issuer RomeRoman 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 21.3 g
Diameter 28 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
265929
References RIC III# 542
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.542
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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

Jupiter, nude, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet, eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOVI IVVENI P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V DES VI S C

Translation:
Jovi Juveni. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Designatus Sextum. Senatus Consultum.
Jupiter, the youth. 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: 16.237–28.19 g;
Diameter varies: 26.93–29 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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