Aureus - Commodus FEL AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Felicitas and Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#128c, OCRE#ric.3.com.128c
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius Britannicus Felix. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, the conqueror of the Britons, the fortunate.)
Reverse descriptionFelicitas, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and long winged-caduceus in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFEL AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P
(Translation: Felicitas Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. The good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID3281239220
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