Sestertius - Commodus PROVID AVG P M TR P XI IMP VIII COS V P P S C

€265,872.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight22.8 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#487b, OCRE#ric.3.com.487b
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P D
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Primi Decennales. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons. The first decade.)
Reverse descriptionGally ship with rowers, sailing left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROVID AVG P M TR P XI IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Providentia Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Providence of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh 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
MintageND (186)  - -
Catalog ID3017917040
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