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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1921,0213.10
Description
Copper Alloy coin.
(whole)
Bust of Commodus, bareheaded and draped, right; beaded border.
(obverse)
The three graces, standing entwined; beaded border.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Commodus
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
180-192
Production place
Minted in:
Marcianopolis (Moesia - archaic)
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Die-axis:
1 o'clock
Diameter:
27 millimetres
(maximum)
Weight:
6.770 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
SNG Hungary III / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Hungary: Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum: Volume III Moesia Inferior: Callatis, Dionysopolis, Istrus, Marcianopolis, Nicopolis ad Istrum, Odessus, Tomis
(61-62)
(type)
SNG Copenhagen / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols)
(205)
(type)
Pick 1898 / Die Antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien: Band I: Viminacium - Nicopolis
(540)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Commodus
Representation of:
Graces/Charities
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1921,0213.10