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A silver denarius of the emperor Commodus showing Fides with corn ears and a standard. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Commodus, Caesar 175-176 CE, Augustus 177-192 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 190-191 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 2.14g
Obverse: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P
Laureate, bearded head right.
Reverse: FIDEI COH P M TR P XVI COS VI
Fides (Militum) standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand in front and a standard in left hand behind.
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), October 2008
Ref: RCV (2002) 5638; RIC III 220
BW Ref: 014 039 132
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