Dupondius - Commodus SALVS AVG TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C, Salus

€265,733.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year183
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)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#390, OCRE#ric.3.com.390
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious.)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALVS AVG TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Salus Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Health of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (183)  - -
Catalog ID2223400930
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