Aureus - Commodus IOVI EXSVPER P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Jupiter

€265,365.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#153, OCRE#ric.3.com.153
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 descriptionJupiter, half draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIOVI EXSVPER P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Iovi Exsuperantissimo. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Jupiter the all surpassing (the most preeminent). 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 ID5451240570
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