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RIC III Commodus 550

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RIC III Commodus 550, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 186–189 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand; against seat, shield. Weight about 25.3 g, diameter 31.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 550
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 550
reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand; against seat, shield
mint Rome weight 25.28g (3)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀31.7 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (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 ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand; against seat, shield

ROMAE AETERNAE COS V P P S C
specimens (3)
American Numismatic Society 26.27g ⌀30.0 7↕
British Museum 26.72g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 550 (ric.3.com.550), 186–189 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-550/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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