Aureus - Commodus LIB AVG VIII P M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Liberalitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
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#239Ad, OCRE#ric.3.com.239Ad
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionLiberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG VIII P M TR P XVII COS VII P P
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum Octava, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. The eighth liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID2867658820
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