Denarius - Commodus AVCT PIET P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Pietas

€265,357.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.7 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#146, OCRE#ric.3.com.146
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionPietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense from patera in right hand on lighted altar left and holding incense box in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVCT PIET P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Auctor Pietatis. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supporter of piety. 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID6367942440
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