Sestertius - Commodus VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year184
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight21 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#441c, OCRE#ric.3.com.441c
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Vota Suscepta Decennalia. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for one decade of rule. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth 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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Mint
MintageND (184)  - -
Catalog ID8867325090
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