Aureus - Commodus MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V DES VI, Mars

€265,410.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year189
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#188A, OCRE#ric.3.com.188A
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus, Pater Patriae. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionMars, helmeted, nude, standing left, holding branch in right hand and vertical spear in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V DES VI
(Translation: Marti Pacatori. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Designatus Sextum. To Mars at peace. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fifth time, elect for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (189)  - -
Catalog ID1994259550
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