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RIC III Commodus 491

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RIC III Commodus 491, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 186–187 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left hand. Weight about 19.8 g.
obverse RIC III Commodus 491
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 491
reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 19.80g (3)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (2)
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 ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left hand

P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 17.87g 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 21.10g
British Museum 20.43g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 491 (ric.3.com.491), 186–187 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-491/ (accessed: 2026-08-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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