RIC III Commodus 37, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 181–182 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, extending right hand; behind him, officer standing left, extending right hand and holding wand in left; before him, liberalitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; below, citizen, togate, mounting steps right, holding out fold of toga with both hand to receive coins. Weight about 7.3 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right
M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
reverse
Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, extending right hand; behind him, officer standing left, extending right hand and holding wand in left; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; below, citizen, togate, mounting steps right, holding out fold of toga with both hand to receive coins
LIBERAL V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P
specimens (5)
British Museum
7.32g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
7.31g
⌀21.0
British Museum
7.29g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Commodus 37 (ric.3.com.37), 181–182 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-37/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA