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

€265,900.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.5 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#515, OCRE#ric.3.com.515
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 letteringSAL AVG P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Salus Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Health of the emperor (Augustus). 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.)
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MintageND (187-188)  - -
Catalog ID3066224090
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