Aureus - Commodus TR P V IMP III COS II P P, Victory

€265,146.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year179-180
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#3, OCRE#ric.3.com.3
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AVREL COMMODVS AVG
(Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus. Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, draped, seated left on low seat, holding patera in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P V IMP III COS II P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (179-180)  - -
Catalog ID8314511800
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