Denarius - Commodus SPES PVBLICA; Spes
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-176 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.2 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263300 |
| References | RIC III# 622 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.m_aur.622Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
Translation:
Commodo Caesar, Augusti Filius, Germanicus, Sarmaticus.
Of Commodus, Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Sarmatians.
Reverse
Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SPES PVBLICA
Translation:
Spes Publica.
Hope of the public.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.93–3.39 g;
Example of this type:
Museu de Prehistòria de València
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
Museu de Prehistòria de València
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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