Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C, Hercules

€265,743.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183-184
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.7 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#399Aa, OCRE#ric.3.com.399Aa
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 descriptionHercules, nude, standing front, head right, right hand set on hip, and resting left arm on club wraped in lion-skin and set on rock.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (183-184)  - -
Catalog ID3278156910
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