Denarius - Commodus FORT RED P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Fortuna

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#149, OCRE#ric.3.com.149
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 descriptionFortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFORT RED P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Fortuna Redux. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety), 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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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID1470815230
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