v21_2678 - COMMODUS Denier

AU/XF

MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 350.00 €
unsold lot

Type : Denier

Date: 175-176

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 3,54 g.

Officine: 3e

Emission: 30e

Coments on the condition:

Beau portrait juvénile. Frappe un peu molle au revers

Catalogue references :

C.216 (3f.) - RIC.611 - BMC/RE.644 - MIR.18/338 /14-10 - RSC.216 - RCV.5544 (200$) - MRK.41 /10 (250€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : COMMODO CAES AVG - FIL GERM SARM.

Obverse description : Buste drapé, tête nue de Commode à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A°21).

Obverse translation : “Commodo Cæsari Augusto Filii Germanico Sarmatico”, (À Commode César fils d’auguste germanique sarmatique).

Reverse

Reverse legend : HIL-A-R-ITAS.

Reverse description : Hilaritas (l’Allégresse) drapée debout à gauche, tenant une palme longue de la main droite e tune corne d’abondance de la main gauche.

Reverse translation : “Hilaritas”, (L’Allégresse).

Commentary

Ce denier est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent penser les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background

COMMODUS

(166-31/12/192)

Caesar

Commodus was born in the purple on August 31, 161. Son of Marcus Aurelius and young Faustina, his twin brother died very early, in 165 or 166. He received the title of Caesar on this date but he was not really associated with power. only at the time of the revolt of Avidius Cassius in 175, after the death of Faustina Young in Cappadocia. For the first time since Nerva, the Emperor does not choose his successor by adoption, but raises his own offspring to august. Commodus, associated with the Empire from 176-177, will succeed his father in 180.

COMMODUS Moyen bronze, dupondius ou as VF

80.00 €

Full data

COMMODUS Moyen bronze, dupondius ou as VF/XF

120.00 €

Full data

COMMODUS Dupondius VF

COMMODUS Dupondius VF/VF

v21_2678 - COMMODUS Denier

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Historical background

COMMODUS

(166-31/12/192)

Caesar

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