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Crispina
Augusta
AD 177 - 183
Silver AR Denarius
Crispina AD 180-182
Coins Catalog ID: 2002
Rarity: scarce
Price (USD) VF: $50, XF: $90, FDC: $150
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Sales Description
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Obverse: CRISPINA AVGVSTA - Bare head bust right, draped.
Reverse: VENVS - Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing the drapery from around head.
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References:
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RIC, vol. III, p. 399, 286a
Cohen 35
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Crispina - Bruttia Crispina.
Wife of Commodus;
Daughter-in-low of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior;
Sister-in-low of Lucila.
Mints: Rome
Biography: Crispina became wife of Commodus, and apparently did like him very much, for he soon discovered or was lead to believe that she was having affairs, and had her exiled and executed. Her place was taken by a concubine, Marcia, who might have been a Christian.
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