Sestertius - Commodus ANNO AVG TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C, Annona, Concordia, and Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year184
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#442, OCRE#ric.3.com.442
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 letteringANNO AVG TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Annona Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Imperial grain supply. Holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (184)  - -
Catalog ID1480842500
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