Commodus AE Sestertius, Rome, AD 186-189; (32 mm, 27,80 g) M COMMODVS ANT • P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right. PIETATI SENATVS, Commodus standing right and senator (or Genius of the Senate) standing left clasping hands; in field, S - C; in ex. COS V P P. RIC 549; C 410. Scarce. Bold portrait, dark patina and large flan. Minor scratches, about extremely fine. This is an interesting historical type, as it commemorates Commodus' bestowal of the title Pater Senatus by the senate. It is ironic, considering the animosity and contempt between the emperor and the senate at the time. |