Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight20.5 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#512, OCRE#ric.3.com.512
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 descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (187-188)  - -
Catalog ID8319998250
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