Denarius - Commodus PIETAS AVG

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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
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#614, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.614
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, 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 descriptionPriestly instruments: knife, aspergillum, capis, lituus and simpulum.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPIETAS AVG
(Translation: Pietas Augusti. Piety of the Emperor.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (175-176)  - -
Catalog ID7895570020
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