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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 20674906, member: 101013&quot;]This coin was my first addition of this year. It&#039;s a sestertius of Commodus with a very interesting reverse, appealing to the loyalty of the infantry (army: Militum; infantry: Exercitum; cavalry Equitum). </p><p><br /></p><p>The relationship of Commodus with the military was troublesome, to say the least. Not only did he pay his way out of the wars in which his father was involved, a severe lack of interest in the various military troubles that plagued the empire did not help either. It also gave the opportunity to ambitious men like Pescennius Niger to make a name for themselves. </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC allocates no&#039;s 468 a - d to the reverse. The difference is the number of soldiers displayed on the reverse; three, four, five or six. Next to the interesting reverse, the portrait is lovely too and the coins shows great green patina. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking. If you have a fides militum, exercitum of equitum coin, please share. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1541182[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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