RIC III Commodus 300b
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Commodus 300b. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- Sestertius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right
- Reverse
- Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and corncuopiae in left hand; at left, citizen mounting right steps of platform
- Obverse legend
- M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- LIBERALITAS AVG P M TR P V IMP IIII COS III P P S C
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.com.300b
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