Sestertius - Commodus SALVS P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186
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#473, OCRE#ric.3.com.473
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS AVG PIVS BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Augustus Pius Britannicus. Marcus Commodus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on low seat on which are figures of Spes and sphinx, feeding out of patera in right hand, snake erect before column, which bears the figure of Bacchus (?) and at base of which is a cup; to left, tree.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Salus. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Health. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (186)  - -
Catalog ID6948529980
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