Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C, Janus

€265,834.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.5 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#460, OCRE#ric.3.com.460
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor, conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionJanus, half-draped, standing front on low base, holding long sceptre nearly vertical in right hand and resting left hand on hip, within a distyle shrine with curved roof.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C
(Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (186)  - -
Catalog ID4506510990
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