Sestertius - Commodus NOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Nobilitas

€265,886.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#501, OCRE#ric.3.com.501
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT (P D)
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Primi Decennales. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons. The first decade.)
Reverse descriptionNobilitas, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and palladium in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Nobilitas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator, Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The nobility of the emperor (Augustus). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID7136224610
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