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RIC III Commodus 505

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RIC III Commodus 505, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 186–187 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding victory in extended right hand and leaning on shield; spear rests against left arm. Weight about 20.6 g, diameter 28.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 505
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 505
reverse: Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and leaning on shield; spear rests against left arm
mint Rome weight 20.60g (4)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀28.7 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (4)
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

Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and leaning on shield; spear rests against left arm

VIRTVTI AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
specimens (5)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.17g ⌀27.4 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 21.89g ⌀29.9 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 19.65g ⌀28.9 12↕
British Museum 26.70g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 505 (ric.3.com.505), 186–187 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-505/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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