Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 13.89 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / VICT • BRIT in exergue, Victory seated right on rock, cradling palm frond in right arm, and placing left hand on shield set on knee; two shields on ground to left. RIC III 440; MIR 18, 653-6/30; Banti 486; SCBC 648. Brown-green patina, light roughness. Near VF.
During the reign of Commodus, a serious revolt erupted in Britain in 184, the causes of which are uncertain. The revolt was quickly put down, and a series of coins was struck to commemorate the event.