Aureus - Commodus LIBERT P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Libertas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#171, OCRE#ric.3.com.171
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, 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, draped, standing front, head left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERT P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Libertas. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Freedom. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (187-188)  - -
Catalog ID8769014460
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