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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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