Bronze Sestertius of Commodus, Rome, AD 184 - AD 185 1984.176.38

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1984.176.38

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

Reverse: P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P/S C/ SALVS in exergue - Salus dr. seated, l. feeding out of patera snake coiling up from ground l.; her l. rests on sphinx, griffin beneath seat; behind snake, column; on ground, quiver (?), the whole under tree

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 18.21
- Diameter (in mm): 30

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 184 - AD 185
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: Salus

References

Reference: RIC III Commodus 450
Reference: BMC 556

Administrative History

Identifier: 1984.176.38
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

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Bronze Sestertius of Commodus, Rome, AD 184 - AD 185 1984.176.38

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights

Map