Aureus - Commodus TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P, Mars

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
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#48, OCRE#ric.3.com.48
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionMars, helmeted, standing left, leaning on shield, and holding reversed spear in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P VIII IMP V COS IIII P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Quintum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID7673497230
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