Sestertius - Commodus FOR RED P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C, Fortuna

€265,811.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year184-185
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#446, OCRE#ric.3.com.446
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 descriptionFortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFOR RED P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Fortuna Redux. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth 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 (184-185)  - -
Catalog ID4266161470
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