Denarius - Commodus P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Victory

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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
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#125, OCRE#ric.3.com.125
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, being crowned by Victory, flying left, and holding globe in extended right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID3372155550
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