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Object Type
Museum number: 2013,4049.102
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 181
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Selby (near Selby hoard pot 1)
Materials
Dimensions: Weight: 3.51 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (62) (type); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (15, p.368) (type)
Location: On display (G2/fc169)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2019 Oct – Dec, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain 2019 28 Jun – 28 Sep, Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain 2019 13 Apr – 16 Jun, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain 2019 18 Jan – 31 Mar, Ulster Museum, NMNI, Belfast, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain 2018-2019 13 Oct – 5 Jan, Salisbury Museum, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain 2015-2016 3 Dec-22 May, BM, G69a, Hoards: The Hidden History of Ancient Britain
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Commodus; Representation of: Felicitas
Acquisition name
Funder name: Funded by: R B Witschonke (Acquired with the support of Richard Witschonke to the American Friends of the British Museum.); Funded by: American Friends of the British Museum
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2013,4049.102
Additional IDs: Treasure/PAS number: 2010T119 (Treasure Number); Treasure/PAS number: NCL-637961 (PAS Database Number)
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