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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 1944361, member: 44154&quot;][ATTACH=full]338240[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus. AE As. 175-176 AD, 6.6g, 24mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM, Bare-headed, draped bust right. </p><p><br /></p><p>REV: PIETAS AVG, Sacrificial implements: knife, aspergillum, ewer, lituus and simpulum; SC in exergue. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 1538; Cohen 404 (Struck under Marcus Aurelius); Sear 5561.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the dealer&#039;s own words about this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<i>A bit pitted, otherwise a decent example of what is quite a rare issue. This issue is the first one of Commodus, who had donned his toga virilis in the summer of 175 AD, upon turning 14. &quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I really liked this coin so I had to have it. A bit higher than my usual budget for a single coin though. </p><p><br /></p><p>The scan does not bring out the details of the coin much so I&#039;m going to post the original dealers photo to show you. The background is quite ugly though.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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