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Title: One for Probono Post by: handyman [Alan} on June 15, 2018, 09:00:54 PM Hi Roly
hope you are keeping well. A good friend of mine found this nice little coin last week and is asking for an ID. Knowing your expertise for all this roman ... i look fwd to hearing form you. the diameter of the coin is 22mm .. i know its 1st/2nd century ..... so now need to know who is depicted on the obverse! .. hopeyou can help cheers Alan Title: Re: One for Probono Post by: probono on June 16, 2018, 12:02:47 AM Well, I think it is this one :)
Commodus AE Dupondius, struck AD 177 at Rome mint. Obv: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, radiate head right. Rev: LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS P P / S - C (in fields), Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre (here's a link: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/sebastian_sondermann/150/product/commodus_dupondius__libertas_standing_left__ric_1592/258688/Default.aspx (https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/sebastian_sondermann/150/product/commodus_dupondius__libertas_standing_left__ric_1592/258688/Default.aspx)) Title: Re: One for Probono Post by: handyman [Alan} on June 16, 2018, 05:53:58 PM Thank you ever so much Roland .. he'll be well chuffed at that find.
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