RIC III Commodus 256
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Commodus 256. 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
- Jupiter, nude, standing right, right foot drawn back, holding spear in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand; in field, seven stars
- Obverse legend
- L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
- Reverse legend
- IOVI DEFENS SALVTIS AVG
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.com.256
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