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A silver denarius of the emperor Commodus with a reverse showing Salus seated Coin Type: Silver denarius of Commodus, Caesar 175-176 CE, Augustus 177-192 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 188 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm, 2.30g
Obverse: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right.
Reverse: PM TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P
Salus seated left holding out a patera to feed a snake rising from an altar.
Ref: RCV (2002) 5682; RIC III 169
BW Ref: 003 055 025
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