Sestertius - Commodus P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C, Serapis, Isis, and Victory

€266,008.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight27.7 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#614Ad, OCRE#ric.3.com.614Ad
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, togate, standing left, being crowned by Victory, and clasping right hands with Serapis, standing right, with Isis, holding sistrum, standing behind him; in center, lit altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID1452275190
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