Aureus - Commodus P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P VOT SVSC DEC

€265,315.00
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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Reference(s) RIC III#115, OCRE#ric.3.com.115
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, 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, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P VOT SVSC DEC
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Vota Suscepta Decennalia. 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. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for one decade of rule.)
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MintageND (184-185)  - -
Catalog ID8128422200
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