Denarius - Commodus P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hercules

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 187-188
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC III#162, OCRE#ric.3.com.162
Obverse description Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering M 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 description Hercules, nude, standing front, holding patera in right hand and club in left hand.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
Mintage ND (187-188) - -
Numisquare ID 9389138350
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