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RIC III Commodus 450

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RIC III Commodus 450, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 184–185 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 22.1 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 450
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 450
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
mint Rome weight 22.11g (3)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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 X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
specimens (6)
British Museum 24.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 21.92g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 19.42g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 450 (ric.3.com.450), 184–185 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-450/ (accessed: 2026-09-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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