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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4001349, member: 85693"]I have several Commodus denarii that weigh around 2 grams or so. They appear to be legitimate mint issues. From what I can tell, it is the later issues that are the lightest weight - based on a couple dozen Commodus I have, so hardly an expert opinion. The OP fits in with some of mine from that era: </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053451[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Commodus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(186-187 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / HILAR AVG PM TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hilaritas standing left holding long palm</p><p>and olive branch.</p><p>RIC 150a; BMC 210.</p><p>(2.28 grams / 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is one of the scarcer coins in my collection - it was issued in the last months of Commodus' reign - and weighs barely 2 grams:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053452[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Commodus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(192 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right /LIB AVG VIIII P M TR P XVII</p><p>COS VII P P, Liberalitas stdg. half left with abacus & cradling cornucopia; star to left.</p><p>RIC 240; RSC 327. Very rare.</p><p>(2.01 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4001349, member: 85693"]I have several Commodus denarii that weigh around 2 grams or so. They appear to be legitimate mint issues. From what I can tell, it is the later issues that are the lightest weight - based on a couple dozen Commodus I have, so hardly an expert opinion. The OP fits in with some of mine from that era: [ATTACH=full]1053451[/ATTACH] [B]Commodus Denarius (186-187 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / HILAR AVG PM TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hilaritas standing left holding long palm and olive branch. RIC 150a; BMC 210. (2.28 grams / 17 mm) This one is one of the scarcer coins in my collection - it was issued in the last months of Commodus' reign - and weighs barely 2 grams: [ATTACH=full]1053452[/ATTACH] [B]Commodus Denarius (192 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right /LIB AVG VIIII P M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Liberalitas stdg. half left with abacus & cradling cornucopia; star to left. RIC 240; RSC 327. Very rare. (2.01 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]
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