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RIC 176 of Commodus

Commodus Denarius. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / MIN VICT P M TR P XIIII, Minerva standing left holding Victory, sheild left, trophy right, COS V PP below. RSC 365,

Lot No.1807. Scarce, Fine.

$ 55.

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.