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RIC III Commodus 281b

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RIC III Commodus 281b, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 178–191 AD. Obverse: bust of crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right. Reverse: garlanded and lighted rectangular altar. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 17.4 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 281b
obverse: Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 281b
reverse: Garlanded and lighted rectangular altar
mint Rome weight 3.03g (5)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀17.4 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right

CRISPINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Garlanded and lighted rectangular altar

DIS GENITALIBVS
specimens (5)
American Numismatic Society 2.46g ⌀16.7 5↕
American Numismatic Society 3.43g ⌀17.9 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.04g ⌀18.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.37g ⌀17.1 5↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 2.86g

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RIC III Commodus 281b (ric.3.com.281b), 178–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-281b/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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