Dupondius - Commodus IOVI EXSVPER P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C, Jupiter

€265,916.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year188-189
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#531, OCRE#ric.3.com.531
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, half-draped, seated left, holding thunderbolt in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIOVI EXSVPER P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
(Translation: Iovi Exsuperantissimo. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Jupiter the all surpassing (the most preeminent). High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (188-189)  - -
Catalog ID9230734370
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