Aureus - Commodus GEN AVG FELIC COS VI, Genius

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190-191
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#227A, OCRE#ric.3.com.227A
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus, Pater Patriae. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionGenius, half-draped, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lit altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGEN AVG FELIC COS VI
(Translation: Genio Augusti Felicis. Consul Sextum. Genius of the happy emperor (Augustus). Consul for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (190-191)  - -
Catalog ID2097556140
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