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Object Type
Museum number: 1912,0710.298
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); Commodus, in military dress, standing left on platform on right, raising right hand and holding vertical spear in left hand; before him, three soldiers standing right holding standards. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 184-185
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 2.76 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (160, p.718); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (110c, p.378) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; soldier
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1912
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1912,0710.298
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (718) (160)

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