I O M SPONSOR SEC AVG

Latin abbreviation: Iovi Optimo Maximo SPONSORi SECuritatis AVGusti - Jupiter the best and greatest, sponsor of the Emperor 's security.

DICTIONARY OF ROMAN COINS

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I O M SPONSOR SEC AVG - I O M SPONSORi SECuritatis AVGusti - IOVI DEFENS SALVTIS AVG - On |silver| coins of Commodus these inscriptions respectively appear, in which Jupiter is recognized as the sponsor or watching over the security, and as the defender of the health of the emperor.