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RIC III Commodus 290

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RIC III Commodus 290, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 178–191 AD. Obverse: bust of crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right. Reverse: venus, naked to waist, standing right, leaning on column and holding helmet in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 7.3 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 290
obverse: Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 290
reverse: Venus, naked to waist, standing right, leaning on column and holding helmet in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 7.27g (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 Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right

CRISPINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Venus, naked to waist, standing right, leaning on column and holding helmet in right hand and sceptre in left hand

VENVS VICTRIX
specimens (2)
British Museum 7.27g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 290 (ric.3.com.290), 178–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-290/ (accessed: 2026-10-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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