RIC III Commodus 222A, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 190–190 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, head turned back to left, wearing shield on left arm, and holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 16.9 mm.
obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P
reverse
Minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, head turned back to left, wearing shield on left arm, and holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand
MIN AVG P M TR P XVI COS VI
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.98g
⌀16.7
KENOM
2.31g
12↕
British Museum
3.27g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.25g
⌀17.0
12↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
3.02g
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
2.94g
Cite this coin
RIC III Commodus 222A (ric.3.com.222A), 190–190 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-222a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA