Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4882
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Commodus (Emperor of Rome) and Hilaritas (Roman deity)
Inscription:
HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
183 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29 millimeters and weight 23.95 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4882, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.95 grams, 29 mm. Commodus, 183 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bust r. laureate. Reverse: HILARITAS AVG[TR P VIII] IMP VI COS IIII P P, Hilaritas l. holding palm and cornucopiae; in field, S C.

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