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RIC 637 of Commodus

Commodus Æ Sestertius. 191-192 AD. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, head right in lionskin headdress / HER-CVL ROM-ANO AV-GV S-C, club in center, all within wreath. Cohen 192.

Lot No.1299. aVF.

$ 375.

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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.