Sestertius - Commodus HERC ROM CONDITORI P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C, Hercules

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight20.5 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#616, OCRE#ric.3.com.616
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, as Hercules, ploughing left with two oxen.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHERC ROM CONDITORI P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C
(Translation: Hercules Romae Conditori, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Hercules, founder of Rome, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID9141435530
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