DIS GENITALIBVS

264, Lot: 431. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.84 g, 12h). Rome mint. Draped bust right / DIS GENITALIBVS, lighted altar. RIC III 281 (Commodus); RSC 15. Good VF, toned, light porosity.

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