Roman Imperial Commodus

AE Sestertius

184-185 AD Rome

M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT

Laureate head right

RI289

P MTRP X IMP VII COS IP P S-C,

Victory seated right on pile of arms, inscribing sheild on her knee. VICT BRIT in exergue

Cohen 946; RIC 452; BMC 560 20.7 gm; 28mm

During the reign of Commodus, a serious revolt erupted in Britain in AD 184, the causes of which are uncertain. The revolt was quickly put down and a series of coins was struck to commemorate the event.

IG60