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A silver denarius of the emperor Commodus showing Jupiter. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Commodus, Caesar 175-176 CE, Augustus 177-192 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 186-189 CE
Size and Weight: 16mm x 18mm, 2.47g
Obverse: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate, bearded head right.
Reverse: OPTIME MAXIME
Ex: C V P P
Jupiter standing left, holding out thunderbolt in right hand at waist level, left hand with a high grip on grounded, reversed spear behind.
Provenance: Gert Boersema (Vcoins), June 2010
Ref: RCV (2002) 5664; RIC III 192 var (spear instead of sceptre)
BW Ref: 023 050 161
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