Description

Roman Imperial Coinage.

Commodus, he was a joint ruler from 176-180 A.D, and Emperor from 180-192 A.D.

AR Denarius, Rome mint, 179 A.D.

Obverse: Laureate head to right.

Legend: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG

Reverse: Victory seated to left, holding patter and palm frond.

Reverse legend: TR P IIII IMP III COS II PP.

Reference: RIC-III 666 (M.Aurelius); B.M.C. 801; C 775.

Silver, 3.10g, 17mm.

Fine, toned, reverse old scratch.

Providence: This coin is one of 30 coins found in an old school attic in Sunderland, Co. Durham, England in 1966,  there were 5 Roman and Greek coins, the rest are undecipherable and are in the Sunderland museum.