Commodus?

Unless my Copy of RIC is wrong I have it as RIC III, 516.

Thanks Echizento and Dwayne. So would the reverse legend date the coin to 185-186?
It cost me £18 including postage, was that a bit on the pricey side?(I don't mind if it was as I really like the reverse )

rugged but nice lookin' coin.

Aah I thought it looked to large to be a marshmallow!

Would there be any chance someone could briefly explain the meaning of the reverse legend "PM TR P XI IMP VIII COS V PP" ?

Legend reads
P M (Pontifex Maximus ie High Priest)
TR P XI (Tribune of the People 11th time ie the 'peoples representative' with the power of Veto in the Senate)
IMP VIII (acclaimed Imperator 8 times)
COS V (elected Consul 5 times)
P P (Patrius Pater ie "Father of his Country")

The S C which is standard on all bronze issues until the late 3rd century reads "Senatus Consulto"
ie By Order of the Senate

I have to adisagree with some of the information provided above.

echizento states that the coin is RIC 516 dating to 187-188 A.D. This simply cannot be the case as it contradics much of what is visible on the coin. RIC 516 is IMP XIII, whilst IMP XI has been stated and is clearly visible. RIC 516 does not have FOR RED in exe either.

This coins comes from the first IMP XI issue and dates to A.D. 186 according to RIC.

Now look at what obverse legend is visible. OMM is clear and FEL is visible to the right of the bust. That would imply M COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT as being a good match.

Occasionally we have some odd ways in which RIC notes reverse legends and this coin seems to highlisht one such oddity. This coin has FOR RED in exe but this issue doesn't seem to have any coins starting P M TR P XI with FOR RED in exe. but for some reason this coin has been entered as FOR RED P M TR P ... This we have a full match to a RIC entry of RIC 477, which is a dupondius with full legend and type match. Cohen 151.

Rant over.
Martin

great photo!

Martin, thanks for the correction.