Denarius - Commodus P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Genius

€265,387.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.9 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#167 (denarius), OCRE#ric.3.com.167_denarius
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 descriptionGenius, nude, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand and holding corn-ears in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (187-188)  - -
Catalog ID9052443560
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