Denarius - Commodus LIB AVG VI P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Liberalitas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.7 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#134, OCRE#ric.3.com.134
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, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and corncuopiae in left hand; at left, citizen mounting right steps of platform.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIB AVG VI P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P
(Translation: Liberalitas Augustorum Sexta, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator, Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. The sixth liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID6450011330
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