Coin. Æ. Sestertius. Commodus. 179 AD. Rome. Obverse: L. AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII Bust right, laureate. Reverser: IMP III COS [II P P] Minerva (Greek: Athena) standing left at altar.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Person depicted:
Commodus (Emperor of Rome) and Minerva (Roman diety)
Inscription:
IMP III COS [II P P] and L. AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money), Minerva, and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
179 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 32 millimeters
Loans:
S1978-1979 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (September 26, 1978–December 5, 1978)