Aureus - Commodus VIRTVT AVG TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P, Virtus and Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year181-182
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#41, OCRE#ric.3.com.41
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM ANTONINVS COMMODVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Antoninus Commodus Augustus. Marcus Antoninus Commodus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionVirtus (or Roma) helmeted, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVIRTVT AVG TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P
(Translation: Virtuti Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. To the courage of the emperor. Holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (181-182)  - -
Catalog ID2319986100
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