Aureus - Commodus MIN VICT P M TR P XIIII COS V P P; Minerva and Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 188-189 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265398 |
| References | RIC III# 176A 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.176AOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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
Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand; to left, shield; to right, trophy.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MIN VICT P M TR P XIIII COS V P P
Translation:
Minerva Victrix. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae.
Minerva, the victorious. 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
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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