Bronze Sestertius of Commodus, Rome, AD 190 1946.35.57

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 24.4
  • Diameter (in mm): 30

Typological Description

• Date: AD 190
• 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

  • Deity: Pax

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cape Matafu, Algeria, 1943.

References

• Reference: RIC III Commodus 556
• Citation: MN.2, 55
• Reference: BMC 586 (uncertain)

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1946.35.57
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

• Series: RIC.1.3

Rights

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