RIC III Commodus 246
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Record status
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Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Commodus 246. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Aureus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right
- Reverse
- Commodus, togate, standing left, holding roll in left hand and clasping right hands over lit altar with Serapis, wearing long robe and polos, and Isis, wearing lotus and holding up sistrum in left hand, both standing right; Victory, winged, draped, standing right, crowns Commodus with right hand and holds palm in left hand
- Obverse legend
- L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
- Reverse legend
- COS VII P P
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.com.246
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