Aureus - Commodus DE SARMATIS

€263,286.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year175-176
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#608, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.608
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, bare-headed, 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 descriptionTwo captives seated left and right at base of trophy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDE SARMATIS
(Translation: Devictus Sarmatis. Conquered the Sarmatians.)
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MintageND (175-176)  - -
Catalog ID5001919750
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