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Object Type
Museum number: R.12630
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Commodus, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, right. (obverse); Commodus, in military dress, with cloak floating behind him, on horse galloping right, brandishing javelin in right hand at lion advancing left, before him. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 181-182
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 7.220 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (90, p.703); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (39, p.370) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; equestrian
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1799
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.12630
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (703) (90)

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