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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2833109, member: 75937&quot;]Here&#039;s my latest Commodus; came in the mail just today!</p><p><br /></p><p>Reminds me of this double dactyl by the mysterious and pseudonymous poet, Senex Caecilius:</p><p><br /></p><p>Unworthy Son </p><p><br /></p><p>Higgledy-Piggledy </p><p>Son of Aurelius, </p><p>Commodus died on a </p><p>Far new year&#039;s eve; </p><p>Poisoned then strangled, he </p><p>Antiheroically </p><p>Got his comeuppance and </p><p>Then took his leave. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]668212[/ATTACH] </p><p>Commodus, AD 177-192</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.29 g, 17.2 mm, 7:00</p><p>Rome, AD 191</p><p>Obv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head, right</p><p>Rev: CONC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 219; BMCRE 296; Cohen 45; RCV 5631; MIR 808.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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