Aureus - Commodus TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P, Roma

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year179
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#660, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.660
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AVREL COMMODVS AVG
(Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus. Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionRoma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding spear in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P IIII IMP III COS II P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (179)  - -
Catalog ID7654322340
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