Sestertius - Commodus LIB AVG P M TR P XVII COS VII P P S C, Libertas

€266,015.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#619a, OCRE#ric.3.com.619a
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 descriptionLibertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand; in field, star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG P M TR P XVII COS VII P P S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID3774215140
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