Denarius - Commodus VOT SOL DEC P M TR P XI IMP VIII COS V P P

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.9 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#140, OCRE#ric.3.com.140
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 descriptionCommodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand; to left, victim.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOT SOL DEC P M TR P XI IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Vota Soluta Decennalia. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator, Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) paid (fulfilled) for a decade of rule. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID2348766040
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