R1361 Crispina

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Roman Empire

Ruler:	Crispina Wife of Commodus
Reigned:	married 178 AD - died 189 AD
Denomination:	AE Sestertius
Mint:	Rome
Date of Issue:	180-182 AD
Obverse:	Bust draped right. "CRISPINA AVG."
Reverse:	Salus seated left, feeding serpent rising from altar. "SALVS" "S/C" either side.
Reference:	RCVM 6010, RIC 672a
Weight:	28.1 gms
Diameter:	31.3 mm
BRUTTIA CRISPINA - wife of Commodus Crispina's father, Galus Bruttius Praesens, had campaigned with Marcus Aurelius in the Danube wars. Commodus married her in 178. He was 16. In 189 Bruttia Crispina was banished to Capri and then executed for adultery.