Aureus - Commodus P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P VIRT AVG

€265,314.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year184-185
TypeStandard circulation coins
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#114, OCRE#ric.3.com.114
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCOMM ANT AVG P BRIT
(Translation: Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius Britannicus. Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, in military attire, riding right on prancing horse and brandishing javelin at lion before him.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P VIRT AVG
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Virtus Augusti. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Courage of the emperor.)
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Mint
MintageND (184-185)  - -
Catalog ID3075959870
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