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Denarius - Commodus IOV IVVEN P M TR P XIIII COS V P P; Jupiter

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 188-189
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.1 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
265394
References RIC III# 173
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.173
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M 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

Jupiter, standing left, holding spear in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand; sometimes to left, eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOV IVVEN P M TR P XIIII COS V P P

Translation:
Jovi Juveni, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae.
Jupiter, the youth. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.229–3.67 g;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (188-189) 

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