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Aureus with bust of Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 186–187
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.27 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.6
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
MCOMMANT PFELAVGBRIT
Reverse: Hilaritas stands with head to left, long palm in left hand, short branch in right.
HILARAVGPMTRPXII.IMPVIIICOSVP.P
MCOMMANT PFELAVGBRIT
Reverse: Hilaritas stands with head to left, long palm in left hand, short branch in right.
HILARAVGPMTRPXII.IMPVIIICOSVP.P
ProvenanceBy 1970: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu AG, January 10, 1973