Sestertius - Commodus GEN AVG FELIC P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C, Genius

€265,949.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.4 g
Dimensions28.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#561, OCRE#ric.3.com.561
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 descriptionGenius, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lit altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGEN AVG FELIC P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C
(Translation: Genio Augusti Felicis. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Sextum. Senatus Consultum. Genius of the happy emperor (Augustus). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the sixth time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (190)  - -
Catalog ID7907099700
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