Quinarius - Commodus P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Mars

€265,353.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year186-187
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueSilver Quinarius = 1/2 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#142, OCRE#ric.3.com.142
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM 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 descriptionMars, helmeted, nude, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy sloped over left shoulder in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (186-187)  - -
Catalog ID4319569050
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