Sestertius - Commodus SALVS AVG TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P S C, Salus

€265,687.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#356, OCRE#ric.3.com.356
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS AVG TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Salus Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Quintum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Health of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID3567418700
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