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RIC Volume III - Commodus (180-192 AD)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 172-175, Group I, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM
Bare head of Commodus right
LIBER_AL_ITAS AVG
Liberalitas standing facing, head left, coin shaker in right hand,
cornucopiae in left
19mm, 3.36g
RIC III, 599 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 175-176, Group II, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
Bare head, draped bust right, seen from behind
PRINC-IVV_ENT
Commodus standing facing, head left, branch downward in right hand,
reversed spear in left, trophy with shield and arms at base at right
18mm x 21mm, 2.90g
RIC III, 616 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 175-176, Group II, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
Bare head, draped bust right, seen from behind
PRI_NC-IVV_ENT
Commodus standing facing, head left, branch downward in right hand,
reversed spear in left, trophy with shield at base at right
17mm x 19mm, 3.25g
RIC III, 616 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 175-176, Group II, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
Bare head, draped bust right, seen from behind
PRI_NC . IVV_ENT
Commodus standing facing, head left, branch downward in right hand,
reversed spear in left, trophy with shield at base at right
18mm x 19mm, 3.23g
RIC III, 616 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 175-176, Group II, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG-FIL GERM SARM
Bare head, draped bust right, seen from behind
SPES . PV_BLICA
Spes advancing left, flower upwards in right hand, raising folds of
drapery from skirt in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.31g
RIC III, 622 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 175-176, Group II, Rome
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
Bare head, draped bust right, seen from behind
SPE_S-PVBLICA
Spes advancing left, flower upwards in right hand, raising folds of
drapery from skirt in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.29g
RIC III, 622 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus as Caesar, AR Denarius, 177, Rome
IMP CAES L AVREL CO_MMODVS GERM SARM
Laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
TR POT-II-COS
Salus standing left, patera in right hand feeding snake coiled round altar, scepter in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.47g
RIC III, 626 (Marcus Aurelius) (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 181, Rome
M COMMODVS-ANTONINVS AVG
Laureate head right
TR P VI-IMP-IIII COS III P P
Pax standing left, branch in right hand, cornucopiae in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.01g
RIC III, 17 (C)
Ex CNG, Electronic Auction 121, Lot 241, September 2005
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 181-182, Rome
M ANTONINVS COM_MODVS AVG
Laureate head right
TR P VII-IMP-IIII COS III P P
Felicitas standing left, caduceus in right hand, scepter in left
17mm, 3.04g
RIC III, 29 (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 181-182, Rome
M COMMODVS-ANTONINVS AVG
Laureate head right
LIB AVG V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P
Liberalitas standing facing, head left, coin distributor in right hand,
cornucopiae in left
18mm x 19mm, 3.37g
RIC III, 36 (C)
Ex Vel Garnett Collection
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 184, Rome
M COMM ANT P-FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right
P M TR P X IMP-VII COS IIII P P
Jupiter seated left, thunderbolt in right hand, vertical scepter in left
?mm, ?g
RIC III, -- (cf. RIC 101 with legend E instead of C. A mule?)
Image courtesy Piotr Orlowski Collection, June 2008
Note: One example cited in Reka Devnia Hoard, Sofia portion
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 184-185, Rome
M COMM ANT AVG-P BRIT . FEL
Laureate head right
P M TR P X IMP VII C_OS IIII P P
Commodus standing left on platform, scepter in left hand, right hand
raised, haranguing three soldiers
FID EXERC in exergue
17mm x 18mm, 3.03g
RIC III, 110c (R)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 186-187, Rome
M COMM ANT-P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right
NOBILIT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
Nobilitas standing facing, head right, statuette of Minerva (?) in left hand, vertical
scepter in right
17mm x 18mm, 2.05g
RIC III, 155 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 186-187, Rome
M COMM ANT-P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right
VIRTVT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
Virtus standing facing, head left, Victory in right hand, vertical spear
in left and resting on shield at right
17mm x 18mm, 2.35g
RIC III, 160 (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 186-187, Rome
M COMM ANT-P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right
VIRTVT AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
Virtus standing facing, head left, Victory in right hand, vertical spear
in left and resting on shield at right
17mm, 2.02g
RIC III, 160 (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 186-189, Rome
M COMM ANT-P FEL AVG BRIT
Laureate head right
OPTIME-M_AXIME
Jupiter standing left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left
C V P P in exergue
17mm x 18mm, 3.16g
RIC III, 192 (S)
Note: The C V P P exergue is abbreviated for Commodus' 5th consulate.
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 190, Rome
M COMM ANT P F_EL AVG BRIT P P
Laureate head right
APOL MONE_T P M TR P XV
Apollo, nude, standing right, legs crossed, right hand on head, left arm resting on
column
COS | VI across fields
17mm x 18mm, 2.37g
RIC III, 205 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 190, Rome
M COMM . ANT P FE_L AVG BRIT P P
Laureate head right
APOL . MONE_T P M TR P-XV
Apollo, nude, standing right, legs crossed, right hand on head, left arm resting on
column
COS | VI across fields
17mm x 19mm, 2.61g
RIC III, 205 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 192, Rome
L AEL AVREL CO_MM AVG P FEL
Laureate head right
P M TR P-XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P
Felix Fortuna standing left, right foot on prow, caduceus in right hand, cornucopiae in left
* in left field
17mm x 18mm, 2.95g
RIC III, 235 (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 192, Rome
L AEL AVREL CO_MM AVG P FEL
Laureate head right
P M TR P XVII . IMP VIII-COS VII P P
Victory advancing left, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left
* in left field
17mm x 18mm, 2.99g
RIC III, 237 (C)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 192, Alexandria
M COMM ANTO_N AVG PIVS BRIT
Laureate head right
LIR (sic) AVG R (sic) M TR P-XVII COS VII P P
Libertas standing facing, head left, pileus in right hand, vertical
scepter in left
* in left field
?mm, 2.93g
RIC III, -- (cf. RIC 241 for reverse of Rome)
Photo courtesy Michael Kelly Collection, March 2008
Note: RIC does not attest any examples of Commodus from Alexandria and
explicitly states on p.356 "The mint of Rome is the only one issuing
imperial coinage in this reign".
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, Rome
L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
Head of Commodus right, wearing lion-skin headdress in guise of Hercules
HER_CVL / RO_MAN / AV_GV
Hercules' club dividing legend, all in wreath of ten bunches of leaves,
terminating in large jewel
17mm, 2.67g
RIC III, 251 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, Rome
L AEL AVREL C_OMM AVG P FEL
Head of Commodus right, wearing lion-skin headdress in guise of Hercules
HER_CVL / RO_MAN / AV_GV
Hercules' club dividing legend, all in wreath of ten bunches of leaves,
terminating in large jewel
17mm x 18mm, 3.26g
RIC III, 251 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, Rome
L AEL AVREL CO_MM AVG P FEL
Head of Commodus right, wearing lion-skin headdress in guise of Hercules
HERCVLI ROMANO AVG
Hercules' bow, club and quiver with arrows
15mm x 16mm, 1.99g
RIC III, 253 (S)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, "Rome"
t AKES V Q FEL-SER AVG P EVV
Head of Commodus right, wearing lion-skin headdress in guise of Hercules
HERCVLI ROMANO AVG
Hercules' bow, club and quiver with arrows, four pellets below
15mm x 16mm, 2.35g
Imitating RIC III, 253 (S)
Note: The reverse legend appears to be engraved correctly and the obverse
legend is not too terribly blundered. The portrait is nice and the reverse
is just a little simplified. The flan appears to be good silver, so I am
suspecting this may be a Celtic imitation versus an ancient counterfeit.
The pellets on the reverse and the obverse containing the circle with
center pellet are provocatively Celtic designs.
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, Rome
L AEL AVREL CO_MM AVG P FEL
Laureate head right
I O M S_PONSOR SEC AVG
Commodus standing left, head right, globe in right hand, scepter in left;
Jupiter standing left, thunderbolt in left hand, right hand on emperor's
shoulder
18mm, 3.01g
RIC III, 255 (R)
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Commodus, AR Denarius, 191-192, Rome
L AEL AVREL COM_M AVG P FEL
Laureate head right
PROVID_ENT_I_AE AVG
Hercules standing left, foot on prow, resting club on tree trunk with left hand, right hand clasping corn ears with Africa
standing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress, sistrum in left hand, lion at her feet facing right
17mm x 19mm, 3.17g
RIC III, 259a (R)
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Divus Marcus Aurelius, AR Denarius, c.180, Rome
DIVVS M AN_TONINVS PIVS
Bare head right
CONSEC_RATIO
Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left
17mm x 19mm, 2.40g
RIC III, 269 (S)
Ex Vel Garnett Collection
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Divus Marcus Aurelius, AR Denarius, c.180, Rome
DIVVS M AN_TONINVS PIVS
Bare head right
CONSEC_RATIO
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, spear-head in beak
17mm x 19mm, 3.16g
RIC III, 271 (S)
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Divus Marcus Aurelius, AR Denarius, c.180, Rome
DIVVS M ANT_ONINVS PIVS
Bare head right
CONSE_CRATIO
Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head and tail right, spear-head in beak
16mm x 18mm, 3.00g
RIC III, 271 (S)
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Divus Marcus Aurelius, AR Denarius, c.180, Rome
DIVVS M ANT_ONINVS PIVS
Bare head right
CONSE_CRATIO
Four-tiered ustrinum, decorated with garlands and statues, surmounted by quadriga
18mm x 19mm, 3.79g
RIC III, 275 (S)
Ex Civitas Galleries, NYINC Show, January 2006
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