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RIC 67 of Commodus

Commodus Denarius. 183 AD. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS, laureate head right / TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P, Victory standing right, naked to waist, writing on shield set on palm. RSC 897.

Lot No.9022. gVF. 2.8g.

$ 225.

Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and was made co-emperor in 177 AD. He was a megalomaniac who fancied himself the reincarnation of Hercules, and was killed in 192 AD.