Commodus; AE Sestertius; Victory on shields
120,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE30 |
| Weight [g]: | 21,24 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 452 |
| Commentary: | rare; green patina, squared flan, good details |
Historical Context
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.
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