Sestertius - Commodus IVPPITER CONSERVATOR TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Jupiter

€265,608.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year181
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#308Cd, OCRE#ric.3.com.308Cd
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, nude except mantle over arms, standing front, head left, holding sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand extended over small figure of Commodus, togate, holding branch in right hand and scpeter in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIVPPITER CONSERVATOR TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Iuppiter Conservatori. Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator, Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Jupiter, the preserver. Holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (181)  - -
Catalog ID6122482980
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