Aureus - Commodus LIB AVG TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P, Liberalitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year180
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#10B, OCRE#ric.3.com.10B
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionLiberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (180)  - -
Catalog ID3028996830
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