DIS GENITALIBVS

267, Lot: 432. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. Draped bust right / DIS GENITALIBVS, lighted altar. RIC III 281 (Commodus); RSC 15. Good VF, attractively toned.

Apparently commemorating an altar dedicated by the empress in hope of or thanks for a blessing of fecundity from the dii genitales.