Denarius - Commodus P M TR P XVIII IMP VIII COS VII P P; Pietas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 192 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265497 |
| References | RIC III# 244 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.244Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
Translation:
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix.
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, extending right hand to child and holding transverse sceptre in left hand; in field, sometimes star.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P XVIII IMP VIII COS VII P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava Decima, Imperator Octavum, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 18th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.75–3.18 g;
Example of this type:
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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