Sestertius - Commodus LIB AVG IIII TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Liberalitas

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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#309f, OCRE#ric.3.com.309f
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionLiberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG IIII TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augusti Quarta, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The fourth liberality of the emperor (Augustus), 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 ID7580609030
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