RIC III Commodus 527, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 188–189 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, nude except cloak on left shoulder, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 21.0 g, diameter 23.8 mm.
obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right
M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
reverse
Mars, helmeted, nude except cloak on left shoulder, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand
MART PACAT P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C
specimens (12)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
19.49g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
17.90g
⌀27.8
KENOM
21.81g
⌀30.8
1↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.67g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
19.40g
⌀30.8
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
23.96g
12↕
British Museum
24.66g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
23.15g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
21.03g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Commodus 527 (ric.3.com.527), 188–189 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-527/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA