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Coin Type: Silver denarius of Commodus, Caesar 175-176 CE, Augustus 177-192 CE Mint and Date: Rome, 191-192 CE Size and Weight: 17mm, 2.51g Obverse: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL Laureate, bearded head right. Reverse: IOVI DEFENS SALVTIS AVG Jupiter moving to left, right foot forward, head turned back right, right hand raised above head in the act of throwing back a thunderbolt, left hand holding a spear behind with a low grip, chlamys flying out from waist behind and draped between legs in front; four stars in left field, three in right field. Provenance: Gitbud & Naumann (Vcoins), July 2010 Ref: RCV (2002) 5651; RIC III 256. BW Ref: 024 050 161 |
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Note: The end of the obverse legend looks like F PEL, but that is most likely an effect caused by the way the coin has worn. | |
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