Aureus - Commodus LIB AVG P M TR P XV COS VI, Libertas

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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)
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Reference(s) RIC III#208A, OCRE#ric.3.com.208A
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, 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 descriptionLibertas, draped, standing front, head left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG P M TR P XV COS VI
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Sextum. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (190)  - -
Catalog ID2629248560
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