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A silver denarius of the emperor Commodus showing Apollo leaning on a column. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Commodus, Caesar 175-176 CE, Augustus 177-192 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 190 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 19mm, 3.77g
Obverse: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P
Laureate, bearded bust right.
Reverse: APOL MONET P M TR P XV; COS VI across
Apollo, naked, standing half right, leaning left arm on column, legs crossed, resting right arm on head.
Provenance: Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (Vcoins), April 2008
Ref: RCV (2002) 5628; RIC III 205; 6 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard
BW Ref: 013 037 126
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Note: Heavier than usual for a Commodus denarius. This is a rare unexplained type that occurs for Commodus only.

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