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Object Type
Museum number: 2008,4056.1
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. Pierced for suspension at 12 o'clock (obverse). (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); The three Monetae standing left, each holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 186-187
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 28.90 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (500, p.424) (type); RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (600, p.811) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Commodus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Moneta
Acquisition date: 2008
Acquisition notes: Found unregistered in modern forgeries (but is a genuine example).
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2008,4056.1

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