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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3753532, member: 56859&quot;]Mint workmanship was at a low during the reign of Commodus, which is unfortunate because he issued some interesting coins.&nbsp; [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER]&#039;s Commodus is much nicer than most coins from his reign, and it is an interesting type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a recently acquired tet I hadn&#039;t shown-- a budget-minded coin from one of Savoca&#039;s Blue auctions:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006377[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Commodus</b></p><p>Regnal year 30 (189-90 CE)</p><p>Billon tetradrachm, 25 mm, 12.3 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; laureate head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Serapis standing left, holding someting (taenia?) in his right hand; fountain in right field; [L] - Λ above</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 2556.30[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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