Aureus - Commodus TR POT II COS DE GERM SARM

€263,308.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year177
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#630, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.630
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES L AVREL COMMODVS GERM SARM
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Commodus, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionPile of arms: cuirass, shields, spears and other arms.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT II COS DE GERM SARM
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Devictus Germanis, Sarmaticus. Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, conquered the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
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MintageND (177)  - -
Catalog ID6598854000
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