184 NGC VF Commodus Denarius Roman Empire Jupiter Thunderbolt Britain Victory (26050703C)

Very Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.

Struck for Emperor Commodus (son of Marcus Aurelius) at the Rome Mint, TR P X IMP VII COS IIII = 184/5 CE.

Approx. 19mm, RIC 101, RSC 472.

The issues of 184 CE add BRIT to his Imperial titles to reflect the celebrations of victory in Britain.

Certified by NGC to VF.

Obverse: COMM ANT AVG P BRIT, laureate head right. 

Reverse: P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Jupiter seated left holding thunderbolt and scepter.

Jupiter is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. He was the god of the sky and thunder. The Romans attributed Jupiter with all the powers of the heavens namely rain, thunder, and his primary weapon, lightning.