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RIC III Commodus 255

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RIC III Commodus 255, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 191–192 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: commodus, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; jupiter, half-draped, standing left, placing right hand on shoulder of emperor, and holding thunderbolt in left. Weight about 2.8 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 255
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 255
reverse: Commodus, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; Jupiter, half-draped, standing left, placing right hand on shoulder of emperor, and holding thunderbolt in left
mint Rome weight 2.82g (4)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

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reverse

Commodus, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; Jupiter, half-draped, standing left, placing right hand on shoulder of emperor, and holding thunderbolt in left

IOM SPONSER SEC AVG
specimens (6)
KENOM 3.52g 12↕
British Museum 2.63g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 2.48g
British Museum 2.63g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 255 (ric.3.com.255), 191–192 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-255/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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