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© Museu de Prehistòria de València
Aureus - Commodus MINER AVG P M TR P XVI; Minerva
190 year| Gold | 2.9 g | - |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 190 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 2.9 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#265462 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, head turned back to left, wearing shield on left arm, and holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MINER AVG P M TR P XVI
Translation:
Minerva. Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima.
Minerva. Emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time.
Comment
Mass varies: 2.67–3.08 g;Example of this type:
Museu de Prehistòria de València
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Aureus - Commodus (MINER AVG P M TR P XVI; Minerva) coin is that it features the image of the Roman goddess Minerva on the reverse side, which was a common practice during the reign of Commodus to honor the gods and goddesses of the Roman pantheon.
