Object numberCC59.2.0573
denarius, Roman Empire, Commodus, 186 CE
Date186 CE
Emperor
Commodus
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.7 cm, 2.26 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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Laureate head of Commodus r. Legend around.
MARCUS COMMODUS ANTONINUS PIUS FELIX AUGUSTUS BRITTANICUS
M COMM ANT P FEL AUG BRIT
M. Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Brittanicus
Jupiter, naked to waist, seated l. on low seat holding thunderbolt in r. hand and sceptre in l. Legend around.
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE XI IMPERATOR VII CONSUL V PATER PATRIAE
P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P
Pontifex maximus, with tribunician power for the 11th time, imperator for the 7th time, consul for the 5th time, father of the fatherland.
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