Denarius - Commodus TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P; Roma

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	180
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	18.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265148
References	RIC III# 5 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.com.5 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG

Translation:
Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus.
Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, seated right, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
Holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.76–3.4 g;
Diameter varies: 18.34–18.5 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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