Sestertius - Commodus LIB AVG P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C; Libertas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 192 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20.8 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 266012 |
| References | RIC III# 617a 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.617aOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
Translation:
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix.
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand; in field, sometimes star.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LIB AVG P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C
Translation:
Liberalitas Augustorum, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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