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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 8052278, member: 111387"]For comparison, here are a couple of examples found...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British museum:</p><p><img src="http://media.britishmuseum.org/media/Repository/Documents/2015_1/9_14/8c622cf7_b4aa_439b_b074_a41b00e7be68/preview_CGR137909.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1846-0910-250" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1846-0910-250" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1846-0910-250</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ForumAncientCoins:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/34908q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>SH34908. Bronze medallion, Gnecchi II, p. 72, 2 and Pl 91, 9 (same dies); Göbl MIR 1078; Cohen III 3, Fine/Fair, weight 41.742 g, maximum diameter 35.7 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 177 A.D.; obverse IMP COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM CRISPINA AVG, draped bust of Crispina right facing laureate and draped bust of young Commodus left; reverse VOTA PVBLICA, Commodus (on left) and Crispina (on right, veiled) standing confronted, clasping hands, Concordia stands behind them in the center with her arms around their shoulders; ex Spink; SOLD</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bertolami Fine Arts sold this (listed as Paduan):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1394620[/ATTACH]</p><p>Paduan Medals, Commodus and Crispina (177-192). Æ Medallion (38mm, 36.40g, 12h). Later strike. Draped busts of Crispina l. and Commodus r. vis-à-vis. R/ VOTA PVBLICA, Iuno Pronuba, standing facing in background, bringing bride and bridegroom together. Brown patina, VF</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: (Another Paduan sold recently by Roma)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1394624[/ATTACH] </p><p>Commodus, with Crispina, Æ Cast Paduan Medallion. Unknown maker, circa 16th-19th century AD. IMP COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM CRISPINA AVG, draped bust of Crispina right, facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus left / VOTA PVBLICA, Juno Pronuba standing facing between Commodus, standing right, clasping hands with Crispina, standing left. HMB II.36 var. (obv. legend); for prototype, Gnecchi II 3. 24.55g, 37mm, 6h.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 8052278, member: 111387"]For comparison, here are a couple of examples found... British museum: [IMG]http://media.britishmuseum.org/media/Repository/Documents/2015_1/9_14/8c622cf7_b4aa_439b_b074_a41b00e7be68/preview_CGR137909.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1846-0910-250[/URL] ForumAncientCoins: [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/34908q00.jpg[/IMG] SH34908. Bronze medallion, Gnecchi II, p. 72, 2 and Pl 91, 9 (same dies); Göbl MIR 1078; Cohen III 3, Fine/Fair, weight 41.742 g, maximum diameter 35.7 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 177 A.D.; obverse IMP COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM CRISPINA AVG, draped bust of Crispina right facing laureate and draped bust of young Commodus left; reverse VOTA PVBLICA, Commodus (on left) and Crispina (on right, veiled) standing confronted, clasping hands, Concordia stands behind them in the center with her arms around their shoulders; ex Spink; SOLD Bertolami Fine Arts sold this (listed as Paduan): [ATTACH=full]1394620[/ATTACH] Paduan Medals, Commodus and Crispina (177-192). Æ Medallion (38mm, 36.40g, 12h). Later strike. Draped busts of Crispina l. and Commodus r. vis-à-vis. R/ VOTA PVBLICA, Iuno Pronuba, standing facing in background, bringing bride and bridegroom together. Brown patina, VF EDIT: (Another Paduan sold recently by Roma) [ATTACH=full]1394624[/ATTACH] Commodus, with Crispina, Æ Cast Paduan Medallion. Unknown maker, circa 16th-19th century AD. IMP COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM CRISPINA AVG, draped bust of Crispina right, facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus left / VOTA PVBLICA, Juno Pronuba standing facing between Commodus, standing right, clasping hands with Crispina, standing left. HMB II.36 var. (obv. legend); for prototype, Gnecchi II 3. 24.55g, 37mm, 6h.[/QUOTE]
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