Aureus - Commodus TR P II COS P P DE SARM

€263,312.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#634, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.634
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 descriptionTwo captives seated left and right at base of trophy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P II COS P P DE SARM
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae, Devictus Sarmatis. Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation, conquered the Sarmatians.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID6950075870
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