Denarius - Commodus MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars

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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
Weight3.1 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#175, OCRE#ric.3.com.175
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 descriptionMars, helmeted, nude, standing left, holding branch in right hand and vertical spear in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P
(Translation: Marti Pacatori. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. To Mars at peace. 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 ID3887940420
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