Aureus - Commodus NOBILIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Nobilitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
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#155A, OCRE#ric.3.com.155A
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 descriptionNobilitas, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and stattuette of Minerva in extended left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNOBILIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Nobilitas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator, Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. The nobility of the emperor (Augustus). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID6868925570
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