Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C; Pax
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 190 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.4 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265944 |
| References | RIC III# 556 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.556Online 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
Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Sextum. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the sixth time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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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