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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3337579, member: 85693&quot;]I really appreciate that general information on the VOTA SVSCEP DECEN, Clavdivs - I recently got a sestertius that is just like - or similar to - yours and I hadn&#039;t dug that far into its background. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike yours, mine is quite worn, so I was unable to make an exact attribution - if I was doing my homework right, mine could be either RIC 441c (VIIII) or 454a (X), based on the TR power number - which I can&#039;t read!&nbsp; That&#039;s what I get for bottom-feeding ($14) but I am pretty happy with it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884038[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Commodus&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(184 A.D.)&nbsp; Rome Mint</b></p><p>M COMMODVS ANTON AV[G PIVS BRIT], laureate</p><p>head right / VOTA SVS[CEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII (or X) IMP VII] around, [COS IIII] P P below, S-[C], Commodus togate stdg. left, sacrificing at tripod.</p><p>RIC 441c (VIIII) or 454a (X)</p><p>(21.03 grams / 29 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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