Beschreibung
Material: Bronze
Gewicht: 25,37 g
Commodus; 177-192 AD, Rome, 191 AD, Sestertius, 25.37g. BM-678 (very worn), C-240 (40 Fr.). Obv: [L A]EL AVREL COMM AV[G P FEL] Head laureate r. Rx: I O M SPONSOR SEC AVG around, [C]OS VI [P P] in exergue, SC across lower field, (Jupiter the Best and Greatest, Guarantor of the Security of the Emperor) Commodus, togate, standing l., head r., holding globe and scepter, crowned by Jupiter standing behind him holding thunderbolt. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Savoca, eBay, 28 March 2015. Part of an interesting issue of late 191 (dated COS VI on the bronze coins) celebrating deities who had protected or avenged the emperor (Jupiter in two types, Serapis, Cybele, Mars), plus The Salvation of the Human Race, The Perpetual Felicity of the Emperor, and Vows Paid for the Salvation of the Roman People.. VF / aVF
