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RIC 235 of Commodus

Commodus Denarius. 192 AD. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P, Fortuna Felix standing left, holding caduceus & cornucopia; right foot on prow of galley, star to left. RSC 578.

Lot No.7082. nVF/gFine. 2.45g.

$ 95.

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.