Roman coin of Commodus AR silver denarius - Hilaritas Commodus:Default Title

Roman coin of Commodus AR silver denarius - Hilaritas Commodus:Default TitleCommodus, 177 192 AD Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, Size: 17mm Weight: 3. 35 grams Obverse: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Commodus right. Reverse: HILAR AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hilaritas standing left holding branch and palm frond.

Reverse: FORT RED TR P XXII IMP V

Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath & palm

holding sceptre and receiving victory from Jupiter standing left

the hoard was a votive offering to the gods

and later at Pharsalus

Reverse: SOLI INVICTO COMITI Sol standing facing radiate head left chlamys across left shoulder right hand raised globe in left C-S across fields SARL in ex

BMC 451-454

Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head of Galerius to right

Obverse: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG laureate head right bare right shoulder from behind

Reverse: Owl standing right single prong tail olive branch and crescent above right bankers mark in right field and countermark

Reverse: SC within wreath delta below

this Legio VIII was created by Antony and disbanded after Actium