Aureus - Commodus SAL AVG P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year188-189
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#178, OCRE#ric.3.com.178
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM 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 descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAL AVG P M TR P XIIII COS V P P
(Translation: Salus Augusti. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Health of the emperor (Augustus). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (188-189)  - -
Catalog ID9083985550
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