Quinarius - Commodus P M TR P XVI 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#215, OCRE#ric.3.com.215
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 right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVI COS VI
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Sextum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the sixth time.)
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MintageND (190)  - -
Catalog ID2221493160
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