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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3849973, member: 87404"]Great coin, David! I appreciate some healthy wear too. The slight darkness on the patina and brightness of the wear on this Commodus help highlight its devices.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/398376.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 179-180 AD, Rome Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C, Jupiter, half draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 291f, Cohen 264, BMC 1720</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 31mm, 27g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3849973, member: 87404"]Great coin, David! I appreciate some healthy wear too. The slight darkness on the patina and brightness of the wear on this Commodus help highlight its devices. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/398376.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD AE Sestertius, Struck 179-180 AD, Rome Mint[/B] Obverse: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C, Jupiter, half draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. References: RIC III 291f, Cohen 264, BMC 1720 Size: 31mm, 27g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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