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Denarius - Commodus SPES PVBLICA; Spes

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 175-176
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.2 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
263300
References RIC III# 622
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.3.m_aur.622
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM

Translation:
Commodo Caesar, Augusti Filius, Germanicus, Sarmaticus.
Of Commodus, Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.

Reverse

Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SPES PVBLICA

Translation:
Spes Publica.
Hope of the public.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.93–3.39 g;

Example of this type:
Museu de Prehistòria de València

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (175-176) 

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