Sestertius - Commodus LIBERAL V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Liberalitas

€265,651.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year181-182
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#329, OCRE#ric.3.com.329
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 descriptionCommodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and corncuopiae in left hand; at left, citizen mounting right steps of platform.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERAL V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Quinta, Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The fifth liberality, holder of tribunician power for the seventh 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 (181-182)  - -
Catalog ID6054497310
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