Dupondio Year 179 A.D.

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 g - 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. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 115.
Monetary Inventory Number: 1013.
MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection