Sestertius - Commodus HILARIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Hilaritas

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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
Weight21.6 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#497, OCRE#ric.3.com.497
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionHilaritas, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and long palm, nearly vertical, in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHILARIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Hilaritas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator, Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Joy of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID8395936100
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