Quinarius Aureus - Commodus COS VI P P

€265,467.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year190-191
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Gold Quinarius = 12​1/2 Denarii (25⁄2)
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#225, OCRE#ric.3.com.225
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVR COM AVG P F
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionWoman, draped, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and raising up with left hand kneeling child.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS VI P P
(Translation: Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (190-191)  - -
Catalog ID1870867680
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