Sestertius - Commodus LIBERTAS AVG TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C; Libertas
© Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE)
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 181 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21.2 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265616 |
| References | RIC III# 311b Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.com.311bOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
Translation:
Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus.
Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LIBERTAS AVG TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C
Translation:
Libertas Augusti, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Freedom of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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