Sestertius - Commodus FORT RED IMP III COS II P P S C, Fortuna

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year180
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#295e, OCRE#ric.3.com.295e
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V
(Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta. Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the fifth time.)
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 letteringFORT RED IMP III COS II P P S C
(Translation: Fortuna Redux. Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety), supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (180)  - -
Catalog ID8095688600
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