RIC III Commodus 277

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 178–AD 191

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Commodus, AD 178–AD 191, catalogued as RIC III Commodus 277. Obverse: Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right. Reverse: Ceres, draped, seated left on cista mystica, holding corn-ears in right hand and torch in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Commodus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right
Reverse type: Ceres, draped, seated left on cista mystica, holding corn-ears in right hand and torch in left hand
Obverse legend: CRISPINA AVGVSTA
Reverse legend: CERES

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.com.277
Catalogue reference: RIC III Commodus 277
Type corpus identifier: ric.3.com.277

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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