Sestertius - Commodus AVCTOR PIETAT P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Pietas

€265,879.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.8 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#494, OCRE#ric.3.com.494
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionPietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense from patera in right hand on lighted altar left and holding incense box in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVCTOR PIETAT P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Auctor Pietatis. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Supporter of piety. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation, Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID6789727320
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