A friend sold me an ancient coin at a local coin club meeting. It was in a flip with no info. The obverse has a man with a scraggly beard & head band. The reverse has someone seated with a patera. I figured ID would be easy. Roman Imperial bronzes are not my thing. I find some close matches, but no firm ID. Can someone here give me a hand?
Commodus was my first guess, but I do not see a letter match in the upper right side of the obverse: ... DARTPE (space over head) / ... 21.85 grams 25.5 x 28 x 5, thick, mm
It's definitely a sestertius of Commodus. I can't say exactly which type right now (I'm at work) but the portrait indicates a later date, maybe early 190's.
Commodus 188-189. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. SECVRIT ORB P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII / COS V P P / S C Securitas seated left on throne, holding globe in her right hand. RIC 529.
Victor, you are faster than me. I found one in Vcoins that looks like the one you posted. COMMODUS Augustus Sesterce 189 Rome R1 copper Obverse : M COMMOD ANT P FE-LIX AVG BRIT P P Tête laurée de Commode à droite (O*) Reverse : SECVRIT ORB P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V/ S|C// DES VI Securitas (la Sécurité) drapée, assise à gauche, tenant un globe de la main droite et accoudée du bras gauche sur son siège Commentary : Monnaie idéalement centrée présentant un joli portrait de Commode. Usure plus importante au revers. Patine vert foncé State/Grade: VF Weight (g): 28,04; 30mm; 11h Material: copper Catalog number: C.699 RIC.545 RIC.545 SIR.333 MIR.18/789 /6. 30 BMC/RE.640
Commodus it is, Securitas - among the most common bronze types of Caracalla, although that is a bit of a non-sequitur
