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RIC III Commodus 259

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RIC III Commodus 259, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 191–192 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, wearing lion-skin, standing right, foot on prow, resting club on tree-trunk to right, holding thunderbolt in left hand and clasping right hands with africa, wearing elephant headdress, draped, holding sistrum in right hand and corn-ears (?) in left hand; at her feet, lion. Weight about 7.4 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 259
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 259
reverse: Hercules, wearing lion-skin, standing right, foot on prow, resting club on tree-trunk to right, holding thunderbolt in left hand and clasping right hands with Africa, wearing elephant headdress, draped, holding sistrum in right hand and corn-ears (?) in left hand; at her feet, lion
mint Rome weight 7.39g (1)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

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reverse

Hercules, wearing lion-skin, standing right, foot on prow, resting club on tree-trunk to right, holding thunderbolt in left hand and clasping right hands with Africa, wearing elephant headdress, draped, holding sistrum in right hand and corn-ears (?) in left hand; at her feet, lion

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specimens (2)
British Museum 7.39g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 259 (ric.3.com.259), 191–192 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-259/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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