Aureus - Commodus HERC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI, Hercules

€265,458.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190
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#221e, OCRE#ric.3.com.221e
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionHercules, nude, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand; at left, tree on which hangs lion-skin.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHERC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI
(Translation: Hercules Commodus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Sextum. Hercules Commodus, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (190)  - -
Catalog ID6921737810
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