Sestertius - Commodus IOVI DEFENS SALVTIS AVG COS VI P P S C, Jupiter

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year191
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight28.4 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#597, OCRE#ric.3.com.597
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionJupiter, nude, standing right, right foot drawn back, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; in field, seven stars.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIOVI DEFENS SALVTIS AVG COS VI P P S C
(Translation: Iovi Defensor Salutis Augusti. Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Jupiter, the protector of the emperor`s health. Consul for the sixth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (191)  - -
Catalog ID7959676420
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