Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 14330
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperial |
| Entered by: | rasiel (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 15 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Ruler: | Crispina (Augusta) |
| Coin: | AR Denarius CRISPINAAVGVSTA - Draped bust right. HILARITAS - Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopia. |
| Mint: | Rome (180-182) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 3.63g / - / - |
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| Acquisition/Sale: | eBay 9/30/03 |
| For Sale: | This coin is for sale. ($300.00) About this seller |
| Notes: | Dec 31, 07 - Commodus was a hateful guy. Even his closest friends and family were involved in secret plots to off him. And his wife Crispina was no exception. When her involvement in one of these plots was uncovered the emperor had her sent off to a faraway island where she could starve to death while considering what she'd done. That was a typically Roman way of justice.
Coins of Crispina are fairly hard to come by. It's not that they're unheard of but they're nowhere near as frequent as those of her other male contemporaries. And one in this condition even less so. Photo: D300/60mm f13 1/10s 12/24/07 |
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