Sestertius - Commodus FIDEI COH P M TR P XII COS V S C, Fides

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
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#496, OCRE#ric.3.com.496
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus, Pater Patriae. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionFides, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and standard in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFIDEI COH P M TR P XII COS V S C
(Translation: Fidei Cohortium. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Consul Quintum. Senatus Consultum. Loyalty of the cohorts. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, consul for the fifth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID4937843610
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