Denarius - Commodus TR P IIII IMP II COS P P, Salus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year179
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.2 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#658, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.658
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AVREL COMMODVS AVG
(Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Augustus. Lucius Aurelius Commodus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on low seat, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on side of seat: in front of her, left, a snake coiling upwards from ground.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P IIII IMP II COS P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Imperator Secundum, Consul, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (179)  - -
Catalog ID7603650410
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