Quinarius Aureus - Commodus P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Mars

€265,322.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year185
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)
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Reference(s) RIC III#118B (quinarius aureus), OCRE#ric.3.com.118B_quinarius_aureus
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 XI IMP VII COS V P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Imperator Septimum, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (185)  - -
Catalog ID1688030130
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