v38_0646 - COMMODUS Denier

AU/XF

MONNAIES 38 (2009)
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot

Type : Denier

Date: 179

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,45 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 4e

Emission: 38e

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Frappe un peu molle au revers et usure régulière. Patine grise superficielle

Catalogue references :

C.775 - RIC.666 - BMC/RE.801 - MIR.18/454 /14-13 - RSC.775 - RCV.5703 (150$) - MRK.41 /23-4 (250€)

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection M. P. de Lorraine

Obverse

Obverse legend : L AVREL CO-MMODVS AVG.

Obverse description : Tête imberbe et laurée de Commode à droite (O*).

Obverse translation : “Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus”, (Lucius Aurèle Commode auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : TR P IIII IMP - III - COS II P P.

Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) drapée assise à gauche, tenant une patère de la main droite et une palme de la main gauche.

Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate quartum Imperator tertium Consul iterum Pater Patriæ”, (revêtu de la quatrième puissance tribunitienne de la troisième salutation impériale consul pour la seconde fois père de la patrie).

Commentary

Ruban de type 2.

Historical background

COMMODUS

(166-31/12/192)

Augustus with Marcus Aurelius

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 did not choose his successor by adoption, but raised his own offspring to the Augustate. Commode, associated with the Empire from 176-177, will succeed his father in 180.

COMMODUS Tetrassaria XF

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180.00 €

Full data

v38_0646 - COMMODUS Denier

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Historical background

COMMODUS

(166-31/12/192)

Augustus with Marcus Aurelius

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