Dupondius - Commodus VOTA DEC ANN SVSC TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 181 |
| Value | 1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 15 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 265628 |
| References | RIC III# 318 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.318Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Commodus, radiate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
Translation:
Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus.
Marcus Commodus Antoninus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOTA DEC ANN SVSC TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C
Translation:
Vota Decem Annalia Suscepta. Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
Vows (prayers and sacrifices) undertaken for ten years of rule. Holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 14.66–15.26 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (181) | |||||||||||||||
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