Aureus - Commodus P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	192
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	6.87 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265484
References	RIC III# 237Ad 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.237Ad Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL

Unabridged legend: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix.

Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand; in field, sometimes star.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P

Unabridged legend: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae.

Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (192)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2023 January 9 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - New York 3105 Lot 32101	9 Jan 2023	AU (NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, edge filing)	USD 13 200.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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