Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Roma and Victory

€265,876.00
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
Weight20.1 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#491, OCRE#ric.3.com.491
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 descriptionRoma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. 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 ID2010361980
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