Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C, Pax

€265,696.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.7 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#362, OCRE#ric.3.com.362
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionPax, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and cornucopia in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID8310950440
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