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RIC III Commodus 56

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RIC III Commodus 56, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 183–183 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left hand. Weight about 2.7 g, diameter 17.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 56
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 56
reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left hand
mint Rome weight 2.71g (5)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀17.2 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 11↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left hand

TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P
specimens (8)
KENOM 2.12g ⌀16.5 6↕
KENOM 2.75g 12↕
British Museum 3.97g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.00g ⌀17.9
British Museum 2.71g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 56 (ric.3.com.56), 183–183 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-56/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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