Sestertius - Commodus LIBERT AVG P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Libertas

€265,911.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year188-189
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)
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Reference(s) RIC III#526, OCRE#ric.3.com.526
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionLibertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERT AVG P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Libertas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Freedom of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (188-189)  - -
Catalog ID4761088240
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