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Object Type
Museum number: 1912,0710.302
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); Fortuna seated left, holding horse, left, by bridle with right hand and cornucopia in left hand. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 186-189
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 2.715 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Fortuna here has the unusual epithet 'Manens': 'abiding'. Fortuna's guiding role in affairs is usually indicated by the attribute of a rudder but is here suggested by her hand holding a horse by the bridle.
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (231, p.731); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (658); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (191a, p.386) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification; horse/ass
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Commodus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Tyche/Fortuna
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1912
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1912,0710.302
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (731) (231)

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