As - Commodus OPTIME MAXIME C V P P S C, Jupiter

€265,941.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-189
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#553B, OCRE#ric.3.com.553B
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, nude, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet, eagle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringOPTIME MAXIME C V P P S C
(Translation: Optime Maxime, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The best and the greatest, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (186-189)  - -
Catalog ID2494446440
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