Help Identification | Commodus Denarius

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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 08:48 am Does anybody have information on the attached specimen that they would care to share? Also let me know how the pics are - I just ungraded software. THANX in advance Image: UnknownRoman1_Obv.jpg 56.42 KB Image: UnknownRoman1_Rev.jpg 62.41 KB Edited by Sap 06/16/2008 05:11 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16869 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 10:01 am I can read "...REL COMM... on the obverse legend, which leads me to look up Commodus. The reverse inscription begins "LIB AVG P..." and ends in "...VII PP". The best match in Sear is #5654, reverse type: Liberty standing holding liberty-cap and sceptre. #5654 is actually dated COS VI, not VII, so it's not quite a match. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 11:42 am I agree with Sap this is the emper Commodus, from what I can make out of the inscriptions they should be: Obverse L AEL AVR COMM AVG P FEL. Reverse LIB AVG PMTR P XVII COS VII PP. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 2:44 pm Sorry for the inane question to follow: What does that mean with 'VII ' versus 'VI'? Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 3:07 pm Hey! A question I can answer! The one being referenced, in Sears, has VI on it rather than the VII that appears on the coin you have. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 5:35 pm It refers to the term of Consul. The term of consul (COS) was one year. the VII indicates that it was his 7th term. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 6:42 pm THANX for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
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