The Roman Empire Commodus, 177 – 192 Sestertius 186-189, Æ

The Roman Empire
Commodus, 177 – 192

Sestertius 186-189, Æ 22.96 g. M COMMODVS ANT – P FELIX AVG BRIT Laureate head r. Rev. ROMAE AE – TERNAE S – C Roma seated l., holding Victory and spear; shield at side and, in exergue, COS V P P . C 648. BMC 609. RIC 550.
A lovely portrait and a pleasant brown tone, surface slightly porous on
reverse, otherwise about extremely fine

Ex Sternberg sale XI, 1981, 663. Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum.