Aureus - Commodus LIB AVG P M TR P XV COS VI; Libertas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 190 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265439 |
| References | RIC III# 208 (aureus) 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.208_aureusOnline 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 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
Libertas, draped, standing front, head left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LIB AVG P M TR P XV COS VI
Translation:
Liberalitas Augustorum, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Sextum.
The liberality of the emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the sixth time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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