Denarius - Commodus OPTIME MAXIME C V P P, Jupiter

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-189
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions13 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#192, OCRE#ric.3.com.192
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 descriptionJupiter, nude, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringOPTIME MAXIME C V P P
(Translation: Optime Maxime, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. The best and the greatest, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (186-189)  - -
Catalog ID9610750940
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