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RIC III Commodus 578

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RIC III Commodus 578, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 190–191 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: apollo, draped in long robe, standing front, head right, holding plectrum in right hand and supporting lyre set on column with left hand. Weight about 19.1 g, diameter 28.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 578
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 578
reverse: Apollo, draped in long robe, standing front, head right, holding plectrum in right hand and supporting lyre set on column with left hand
mint Rome weight 19.08g (6)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀28.2 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P
reverse

Apollo, draped in long robe, standing front, head right, holding plectrum in right hand and supporting lyre set on column with left hand

APOL PALAT P M TR P XVI COS VI S C
specimens (6)
British Museum 19.21g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 19.05g ⌀27.6 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 16.55g ⌀30.1
British Museum 21.37g 5↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 578 (ric.3.com.578), 190–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-578/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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