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RIC III Commodus 453B

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RIC III Commodus 453B, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 184–185 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: commodus, in military attire, riding on horse galloping right, striking at panther with javelin, which has broken off in its chest. Weight about 24.8 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 453B
obverse: Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 453B
reverse: Commodus, in military attire, riding on horse galloping right, striking at panther with javelin, which has broken off in its chest
mint Rome weight 24.80g (2)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right

M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
reverse

Commodus, in military attire, riding on horse galloping right, striking at panther with javelin, which has broken off in its chest

VIRT AVG P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 21.90g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 27.70g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 453B (ric.3.com.453B), 184–185 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-453b/ (accessed: 2026-09-06). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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