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Denarius with head of Divus Marcus Aurelius, struck under Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 180
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.87 gm.
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number32.1248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Divus Marcus Aurelius, bare, right.
DIVVSMAN TONINVSPIVS
Reverse: Funeral pyre in four tiers, crowned by quadriga (details of quadriga obscure); the lowest tier is garlanded, the second has a door between two statues in niches, the third has three statues in niches; the fourth is draped and has a torch right and left.
CONSE CRATIO
DIVVSMAN TONINVSPIVS
Reverse: Funeral pyre in four tiers, crowned by quadriga (details of quadriga obscure); the lowest tier is garlanded, the second has a door between two statues in niches, the third has three statues in niches; the fourth is draped and has a torch right and left.
CONSE CRATIO
ProvenanceSource Unknown; accessioned by MFA, 1932