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Object Type
Museum number: 1937,1107.45
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); Pax standing left, setting fire to arms with right hand and holding cornucopia in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 183-184
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Rochester Road (Bristol hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 2.935 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (134, p.712); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (77, p.374) (rev. legend var.); Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (385)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Commodus; Representation of: Pax
Acquisition name: Treasure Trove: HM Treasury; From: R Ashmead
Acquisition date: 1937
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1937,1107.45
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (712) (134)

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