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Object Type
Museum number: R1874,0704.1
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Commodus, laureate, right. (obverse); Trophy with two seated captives below; female captive seated right, on right, resting head in hands; male captive seated left, on left, hands tied behind back. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius; Ruler: Commodus
Cultures/periods
Production date: 177
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 28.870 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (1659, p.670); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (1571, p.339) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; arms/armour; prisoner
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1874
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R1874,0704.1
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (670) (1659)
Conservation

Free entry