Quinarius - Commodus P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190
TypeStandard circulation coin
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#211 (quinarius), OCRE#ric.3.com.211_quinarius
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM COMM ANT P FEL 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 descriptionVictory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Sextum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (190)  - -
Catalog ID2293129340
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