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

€265,883.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#498, OCRE#ric.3.com.498
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 letteringHILARITAS 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 ID7478468490
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