Aureus - Commodus P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Janus

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 186-187
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 5 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#141, OCRE#ric.3.com.141
Obverse description Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse description Janus, standing front, leaning on sceptre in right hand, in distyle temple.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
Mintage ND (186-187) - -
Numisquare ID 4451657130
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