Aureus - Commodus P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Aequitas

€265,379.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#164 (aureus), OCRE#ric.3.com.164_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionAequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (187-188)  - -
Catalog ID1849027770
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