RIC III Commodus 253

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RIC III Commodus 253

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RIC III Commodus 253, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 191–192 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, wearing lion-skin, right. Reverse: bow, club, and quiver with arrows. Weight about 2.4 g, diameter 17.8 mm.

obverse RIC III Commodus 253 — obverse: Head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right

reverse RIC III Commodus 253 — reverse: Bow, club, and quiver with arrows

mint	Rome	weight	2.44g (5)
ruler	Commodus	diameter	⌀17.8 (1)
denomination	Denarius	axis	8↕ (4)
material	Silver	technique	Struck
country	Roman Empire	dataset	OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire ODC-ODbL

obverse

Head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right

L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL

reverse

Bow, club, and quiver with arrows

HERCVLI ROMANO AVG

specimens (9)

Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 2.47g

British Museum 3.45g 6↕

British Museum (RIC III)

British Museum 1.65g 12↕

British Museum (RIC III)

British Museum 2.54g 6↕

British Museum (RIC III)

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.08g ⌀17.8 6↕

Cite this coin

RIC III Commodus 253 (ric.3.com.253), 191–192 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-253/ (accessed: 2026-08-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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