Aureus - Commodus HERC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
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| 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# 265456 |
| References | RIC III# 221c 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.221cOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, 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
Hercules, nude, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand; at left, tree on which hangs lion-skin.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HERC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI
Translation:
Hercules Commodus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Sextum.
Hercules Commodus, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the sixth time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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