Sestertius - Commodus TR P II COS P P S C DE SARMATIS

€264,292.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.5 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#1576, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1576
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
(Translation: Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionPile of arms: cuirass, shields, spears, trumpets, etc.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P II COS P P S C DE SARMATIS
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Devictus Sarmatis. Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate. Conquered the Sarmatians.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID7845196660
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