Aureus - Commodus FEL AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Felicitas and Victory

€265,358.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
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#147, OCRE#ric.3.com.147
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
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 XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Felicitas Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. The good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID8728091450
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