Dupondius - Commodus VOT SVSC DEC P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C

€265,826.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year184-185
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#456, OCRE#ric.3.com.456
Obverse descriptionHead of Commodus, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius Britannicus. Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), the pious, the conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOT SVSC DEC P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
(Translation: Vota Suscepta Decennalia. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for one decade of rule. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (184-185)  - -
Catalog ID4735779600
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