Sestertius - Commodus PACI AETERNAE COS V P P S C, Pax

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Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	186-189
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	22.5 g
Dimensions	30 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC III#548, OCRE#ric.3.com.548

Obverse description	Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	M 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 description	Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	PACI AETERNAE COS V P P S C
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (186-189) - -
Catalog ID	4348727740
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