Aureus - Commodus HERCVL ROMAN AVGV
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 191-192 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.17 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265504 |
| References | RIC III# 251 (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.251_aureusOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, 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
Club of Hercules with legend to either side in 3 lines within wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HERCVL ROMAN AVGV
Unabridged legend: Hercules Romanus Augustus.
Translation: Hercules, Roman emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (191-192) | |||||||||||||||
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