Denarius - Commodus TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P, Mars

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
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#54, OCRE#ric.3.com.54
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionMars, helmeted, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy sloped over left shoulder in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID8659091020
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