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RIC III Commodus 286A (denarius)

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RIC III Commodus 286A (denarius), Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 178–191 AD. Obverse: bust of crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right. Reverse: venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and drawing robe over her left shoulder with left hand. Weight about 2.7 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 2.69g (3)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀9.0 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (2)
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

Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and drawing robe over her left shoulder with left hand

VENVS
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
KENOM 2.85g 5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.27g
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀18.0
KENOM — Freiberg 2.96g 12↕

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RIC III Commodus 286A (denarius) (ric.3.com.286A_denarius), 178–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-286a-denarius/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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