Aureus - Commodus P M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P, Jupiter

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183-184
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#70, OCRE#ric.3.com.70
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, nude, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand; left of feet, eagle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (183-184)  - -
Catalog ID6354898070
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