Sestertius - Commodus VICT BRIT P M TR P XI IMP VII COS IIII P P S C, Victory

€265,833.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
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#459E, OCRE#ric.3.com.459E
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM 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 descriptionVictory, winged, draped, seated right on shields, inscribing shield set on knee and held in place by left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICT BRIT P M TR P XI IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Victoria Britannis. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Victory over the Britons. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID4523631910
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