Aureus - Commodus TR P II COS P P DE GERM

€263,311.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#633, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.633
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
(Translation: Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionPile of arms: cuirass, shields, spears and other arms.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P II COS P P DE GERM
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae, Devictus Germanis. Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation, conquered the Germans.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID4126696900
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