Sestertius - Commodus BRITT P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C, Britannia

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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)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#437c, OCRE#ric.3.com.437c
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionBritannia, draped, standing left, holding curved sword in right hand and wreath (or patera) in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITT P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Britannia. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Britain. High priest, 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 ID3572010770
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