RIC III Commodus 640
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Commodus 640. 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
- Head of Commodus, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Hercules, nude, wearing lion skin draped over left arm, standing right, resting right hand on trophy and holdind club in left hand
- Obverse legend
- L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
- Reverse legend
- HERCVLI ROMANO AVG S C
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.com.640
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