| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 186-187 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21.6 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC III#497, OCRE#ric.3.com.497 |
| Obverse description |
Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
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| Obverse script |
Latin
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| Obverse lettering |
M COMMODVS 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 description |
Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and long palm, nearly vertical, in left hand.
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| Reverse script |
Latin
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| Reverse lettering |
HILARIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Hilaritas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator, Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Joy of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mint |
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| Mintage |
ND (186-187) - -
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| Numisquare ID |
8395936100
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| Comments |
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