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Hadrianopolis AE23 Moushmov 2556 of Commodus

Commodus AE23 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AV M AVP KOMODOC, draped bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, galley traveling left over waves. SNG Cop 562.

Lot No.1390.

$ 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.