Commodus; AE Sestertius; Victory on shields
Description:
Commodus (177 - 192 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 185-186 AD. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT; laureate head right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P; Victory seated right on shields, inscribing shield set on knee, S-C in fields, VICT BRIT in ex.
Diameter:
AE30 mm
Weight:
21,24 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC 452
Commentary:
rare; green patina, squared flan, good details
History:
The coin commemorates the campaigns of Ulpius Marcellus in the eraly 180s AD in which he fought against the Picts coming from the north over the Hadrian's Wall.
Article Number:
058-01-04-42386