Sestertius - Commodus ANN AVG P M TR P VIII IMP VI COS III P P S C, Annona

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.9 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#364, OCRE#ric.3.com.364
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionAnnona, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, modius.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANN AVG P M TR P VIII IMP VI COS III P P S C
(Translation: Annona Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Sextum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Imperial grain supply. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID9612269400
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