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LOT 3609
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC 164; RSC 538. Very Fine.(2.96gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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