Dupondius - Commodus HERC COMMODIANO P M TR P XVI COS VI S C, Hercules

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190-191
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#586, OCRE#ric.3.com.586
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus, Pater Patriae. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionHercules, nude, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand; at left, tree on which hangs lion-skin.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHERC COMMODIANO P M TR P XVI COS VI S C
(Translation: Hercules Commodiano, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Sextum. Senatus Consultum. Hercules Commodianus, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the sixth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (190-191)  - -
Catalog ID8534445140
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