Sestertius - Commodus SAL GEN HVM COS VI P P S C, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year191
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)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#600e, OCRE#ric.3.com.600e
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, holding in left hand sceptre round which snake coils, and extending right hand to raise up figure kneeling right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAL GEN HVM COS VI P P S C
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MintageND (191)  - -
Catalog ID7998942600
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