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Hadrianopolis AE27 Varbanov 1714 of Commodus

Commodus AE27 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AV K AIL AV KOMODOC, draped bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, draped bust of Serapis right.

Lot No.3253. nVF and Rare.

$ 140.

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.