Sestertius - Commodus MART PACAT P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Mars

€265,912.00
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
Weight22.1 g
Dimensions29.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#527, OCRE#ric.3.com.527
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 descriptionMars, helmeted, nude except cloak on left shoulder, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMART PACAT P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Marti Pacatori. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. To Mars at peace. 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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Mint
MintageND (188-189)  - -
Catalog ID1326005560
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