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

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 186
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Weight 23.2 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#464, OCRE#ric.3.com.464
Obverse description Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse script Latin
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 Commodus, standing in triumphal quadriga moving left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. 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.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (186) - -
Numisquare ID 3875780370
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