Aureus - Commodus LIBERT AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Libertas

€265,344.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
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#135 (aureus), OCRE#ric.3.com.135_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionLibertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERT AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P
(Translation: Libertas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Freedom of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID7815065950
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