Dupondio

Roman Empire

Metal: Oricalco.

Issuing entity: Rome. Marcus Aurelius (in the name of Commodus).

Mint: Rome.

Date: Year 179 A.D.

Obverse:

Radiate bust right. Legend: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII.

Reverse:

Libertas standing left holding pileus and bar. Legend: LIBERTAS IMP II COS II P P AVG S- C.

Weight: 11.5 gr. - Diameter: 26 mm. - Axes: 11 h.

Described in: RIC III 1605.

Published in: Ramón, 1994, 169; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 115.

Monetary Inventory Number: 1013.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.