Denarius - Commodus HILARITAS, Hilaritas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year175-176
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.3 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#611, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.611
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCOMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
(Translation: Commodo Caesar, Augusti Filius, Germanicus, Sarmaticus. Of Commodus, Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.)
Reverse descriptionHilaritas, draped, standing front, head left, holding long palm, upright on ground, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHILARITAS
(Translation: Hilaritas. Joy.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (175-176)  - -
Catalog ID3021349120
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