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Roman Empire, Commodus, Æ Sestertius

175-176 AD, Rome mint

Roman Empire, Commodus, Æ Sestertius
Roman Empire, Commodus, Æ Sestertius
Roman Empire, Commodus, Æ Sestertius
€ 750.00 VAT margin scheme
Article code:  24-1502
Obverse: L AVREL COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM, Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right.
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA S C, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand.

Diameter: ± 34 mm
Weight: ± 24,69 g
Ref: RIC III, 1530

Condition: very fine example with excellent portrait, attractive smooth olive-red cuprite patina
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Commodus: Emperor of Rome from 177-192 AD. He was extremely proud of his physical prowess, imagined he was the God Hercules and entered the arena to fight as a gladiator. In 182 AD his sister Lucilla was part of a conspiracy to assasinate him, after which she was exciled. He was finally assassinated in 192 AD. His reign with co-Emperor Marcus Aurelius is considered the end of a golden period of peace in the Roman Empire (Pax Romana).

Features and Specifications

Period Roman
Category Coins
Material AE (copper/bronze)
Country Roman Empire
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