RIC III Commodus 255
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Commodus 255. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Commodus, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Commodus, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; Jupiter, half-draped, standing left, placing right hand on shoulder of emperor, and holding thunderbolt in left
- Obverse legend
- L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
- Reverse legend
- IOM SPONSER SEC AVG
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.com.255
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