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Commodus - sestertius victory over the Britains! (N2258)
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Commodus (180-192 AD). AE Sestertius (29 mm, 18,53 g), Roma (Rome), 184-185 AD.
Obv. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head right.
Rev. P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P / S - C / VICT BRIT, Victory seated right on shields, inscribing shield set on knee.
RIC II, 451 (S).
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.