COMMODUS Roman Imperial AE As Rome Mint Salus Altar Patera

• Era: Roman Imperial (180–192 AD)

• Denomination: As

• Composition: Bronze

• Provenance: Ex Locke & England Auctions

### Description

An authentic Roman Imperial bronze As of Emperor Commodus, struck during his sole reign at the Rome mint.

• Emperor: Commodus (180–192 AD)

• Denomination: AE As

• Mint: Rome

• Weight: 10.29 grams

• Diameter: 24 mm

• Provenance: Ex Locke & England Auctions

Design:

• Obverse: Laureate head of a bearded Commodus right, showing his characteristic sole-reign portrait style. Traces of imperial legend visible along the left edge.

• Reverse: Salus standing left, holding a patera from which she feeds a serpent rising from a lighted altar to the left. She holds a long sceptre/staff in her left hand. The large, clear C visible in the right field is the right-hand portion of the central S — C (Senatus Consulto) mark.