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Sestertius with bust of Commodus, struck under Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 179
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 27.15 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1988.351
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
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Reverse: Minerva stands, head left, shield in left hand, dropping incense on altar with right. Spear rests on left arm.
IMPII COSIIPP
S C (left and right in field)
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Reverse: Minerva stands, head left, shield in left hand, dropping incense on altar with right. Spear rests on left arm.
IMPII COSIIPP
S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1988: with Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, New York 11778; purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine, September 28, 1988