Sestertius - Commodus ANN AVG TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C, Annona

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183-184
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight20.4 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#416a, OCRE#ric.3.com.416a
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 statuette (of Concordia?) in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left and right, modius with corn ears and ship, on which are two figures and Victory.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANN AVG TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Annona Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Imperial grain supply. Holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (183-184)  - -
Catalog ID3070466470
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