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RIC III Commodus 439a

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RIC III Commodus 439a, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 184–184 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left on low seat on which are figures of spes and sphinx, feeding out of patera in right hand, snake erect before column, which bears the figure of bacchus (?) and at base of which is a cup; to left, tree. Weight about 24.2 g, diameter 31.8 mm.
mint Rome weight 24.23g (1)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀31.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 5↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
reverse

Salus, draped, seated left on low seat on which are figures of Spes and sphinx, feeding out of patera in right hand, snake erect before column, which bears the figure of Bacchus (?) and at base of which is a cup; to left, tree

SALVS P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
specimens (1)
KENOM 24.23g ⌀31.8 5↕

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RIC III Commodus 439a (ric.3.com.439a), 184–184 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-439a/ (accessed: 2026-09-04). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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