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Object Type
Museum number: 1856,1101.102
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Commodus, draped, head, bare, right. (obverse); Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair, set on platform, extending right hand, left at side: in front of him stands Liberalitas, draped, left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left; on ground in front, citizen, togate, standing right, left foot on steps, holding out fold of toga with both hands. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 175
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: El Jem (El Jem hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 7.280 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (635, p.477); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (597, p.262) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Commodus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Liberalitas
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1856,1101.102
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (477) (635)

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