As - Commodus PONTIF

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year175-176
TypeStandard circulation coin
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#1540, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1540
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCOMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
(Translation: Commodo Caesar, Augusti Filius, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Of Commodus, Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionPriestly implements: knife, bucranium, apex, and simpulum.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus]. [High] priest.)
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MintageND (175-176)  - -
Catalog ID6357853770
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