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Roman Empire, Commodus (177-192 AD), Æ Sestertius

192 AD, Rome mint

Roman Empire, Commodus (177-192 AD), Æ Sestertius
Roman Empire, Commodus (177-192 AD), Æ Sestertius
Roman Empire, Commodus (177-192 AD), Æ Sestertius
Roman Empire, Commodus (177-192 AD), Æ Sestertius
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Article code:  24-1507
Obverse:  L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right.
Reverse:  P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C. Roma, in military garb, standing right, holding a spear & clasping hand with Fides, star between.

Diameter: ± 30,4 mm
Weight: ± 21,04 g

EF central struck specimen with fantastic portrait of the emperor. Appealing smooth olive-green patina. Some earth encrustations.

Ref: RIC 608, BMC 696

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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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