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As with head of Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 192
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 9.06 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Commodus, right, wearing lionskin.
LAELAVRELCOMMAVGPFEL
Reverse: Within laurel wreath, club and inscription:
HER CVL / RO MAN / AV GV / S C
LAELAVRELCOMMAVGPFEL
Reverse: Within laurel wreath, club and inscription:
HER CVL / RO MAN / AV GV / S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Sir Charles Oman Collection; by 1968: with Christie, Manson & Woods, 8 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Oman collection, July 2, 1968, lot 195, partial); purchased on behalf of MFA at Christie's auction by A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., September 11, 1968