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
Weight7.12 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#239Ae, OCRE#ric.3.com.239Ae
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: 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: 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID6541130900
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