Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C, Fortuna

€266,002.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight20.8 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#609, OCRE#ric.3.com.609
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionFortuna, draped, standing left, foot on prow, holding caduceus in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand; in field, star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID4552370420
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