Denarius - Commodus FORT FEL P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Fortuna

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year188-189
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#172, OCRE#ric.3.com.172
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 descriptionFortuna, draped, standing left, foot on prow, holding caduceus in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFORT FEL P M TR P XIIII COS V P P
(Translation: Fortunae Felici. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. To Fortune, the happy. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (188-189)  - -
Catalog ID2943590440
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