Sestertius - Commodus LIBERALITAS AVG P M TR P V IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Liberalitas

€265,585.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year180
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#300b, OCRE#ric.3.com.300b
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, 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 letteringLIBERALITAS AVG P M TR P V IMP IIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Liberalitas, Augustorum, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth 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 (180)  - -
Catalog ID1733197400
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