American Numismatic Society: Bronze Sestertius of Commodus, Rome, AD 184 1944.100.49742

Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT - Head laureate, r.

Reverse: VOTA SVSCEP DECEN/ P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C - Commodus seated, l. sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over tripod altar l., l. hand with roll at side

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 19.26
- Diameter (in mm): 29

Typological Description

Date: AD 184
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Sestertius
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Authority: Commodus
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Commodus
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Portrait: Commodus
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire

References

Reference: RIC III Commodus 441c
Reference: BMC 552

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.49742
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.3

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Bronze Sestertius of Commodus, Rome, AD 184 1944.100.49742

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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