Sestertius - Commodus PROV DEOR P M TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C, Providentia

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#380, OCRE#ric.3.com.380
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe on ground left and vertical sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROV DEOR P M TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Providentia Deorum. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Foresight of the gods. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID1166195300
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