Aureus - Commodus P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P CONC MIL

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#127d, OCRE#ric.3.com.127d
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 descriptionCommodus in military attire, standing left between two pairs of soldiers who clasp right hands.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P CONC MIL
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Concordia Militum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Harmony with the soldiers.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID5918955630
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