RIC III Commodus 561, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 190–190 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: genius, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lit altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 20.5 g, diameter 20.1 mm.
obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right
M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P
reverse
Genius, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lit altar and holding cornucopiae in left hand
GEN AVG FELIC P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C
specimens (14)
KENOM
21.43g
⌀28.9
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.80g
⌀27.6
5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
14.39g
⌀25.6
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
22.89g
⌀27.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
19.50g
⌀26.1
11↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
16.20g
⌀25.9
KENOM — Freiberg
20.39g
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
21.80g
12↕
British Museum
26.26g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
22.23g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
21.42g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Commodus 561 (ric.3.com.561), 190–190 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-561/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA