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

€265,390.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year187-188
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#169, OCRE#ric.3.com.169
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 descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.
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 ID9296358110
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