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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2242255, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Wow =&gt; that baby has fantastic eye-appeal (very sweet addition, ro)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I have one of those cool examples as well ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, actually my club-example is an &quot;<b>As</b>&quot; not a &quot;<b>Sestertius</b>&quot;&nbsp; ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Commodus, AE as</span></b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Rome mint</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">177-192 AD</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Diameter: 25 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Weight: 11.55 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Obverse: Commodus bust right wearing lion’s skin: L.AEL.AVREL.COMM.AVG.P.FEL</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reverse: Very interesting reverse with the following legend HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV ... in three lines, divided by club, all within wreath</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]442470[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh yeah =&gt; and come to think of it, I do actually have a Commodus Sestertius as well, so I might as well chuck &#039;er into this thread while I&#039;m at it, eh? </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Commodus, Æ Sestertius</span></b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">177-192 AD</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Rome mint. Struck AD 181</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Diameter: 31 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Weight: 25.21 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Obverse: Laureate head right</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reverse: Commodus seated left on curule chair set on daïs; attendant standing behind him; before him, Liberalitas stands to left, holding tessera and cornucopia; citizen on left mounting steps toward platform</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reference: RIC III 310; MIR 18, 511-6/30; Banti 188</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]442476[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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