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RIC III Commodus 603

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RIC III Commodus 603, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 191–191 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: commodus, veiled, togate, standing right, sacrificing over tripod with patera in right hand and holding scroll in left hand; before him, victimarius raising axe to strike bull, which an attendant holds by the horns, and flute-player playing double flute. Weight about 19.4 g, diameter 24.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Commodus 603
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Commodus 603
reverse: Commodus, veiled, togate, standing right, sacrificing over tripod with patera in right hand and holding scroll in left hand; before him, victimarius raising axe to strike bull, which an attendant holds by the horns, and flute-player playing double flute
mint Rome weight 19.42g (5)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀24.6 (2)
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

L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
reverse

Commodus, veiled, togate, standing right, sacrificing over tripod with patera in right hand and holding scroll in left hand; before him, victimarius raising axe to strike bull, which an attendant holds by the horns, and flute-player playing double flute

VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R COS VI P P S C
specimens (7)
British Museum 23.52g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.60g ⌀18.0 5↕
British Museum 19.85g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 20.10g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Commodus 603 (ric.3.com.603), 191–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-603/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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