Denarius - Commodus HERCVLI ROMANO AVG; Hercules

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 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	2.9 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 265508
References	RIC III# 254A 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.254A Online 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

Hercules, wearing lion-skin, holding club in left hand and crowning with right hand a trophy.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HERCVLI ROMANO AVG

Translation:
Herculi Romano Augusto.
To Hercules, Roman emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.97–3.98 g;
Diameter varies: 16–17.58 mm;

Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (191-192)

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