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Medallion with bust of Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 192
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 66.37 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1971.676
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
[LAE] LIVSAVRELIVSCO MMODVSAVGPIVSFELIX
Reverse: Mars-Virtus at left, foot on a cuirass, faces toward Victory standing on a column beside which rests a shield.
PMTRPXVII IMPVIII COSVIIPP
[LAE] LIVSAVRELIVSCO MMODVSAVGPIVSFELIX
Reverse: Mars-Virtus at left, foot on a cuirass, faces toward Victory standing on a column beside which rests a shield.
PMTRPXVII IMPVIII COSVIIPP
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 8, 1971