Rare Commodus Dupondius Struck Under Marcus Aurelius 177 AD Roma Seated RIC 1591
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Rare Commodus Dupondius Struck Under Marcus Aurelius 177 AD Roma Seated RIC 1591
£65.00
Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing
Emperor: Commodus (Co-Augustus with Marcus Aurelius, AD 177–180)
Denomination: Orichalcum Dupondius Mint:Rome Date Struck: AD 177
Weight: 11.49 grams Diameter: 25 mm
Provenance: Ex Locke & England Auctions
Historical Notes: This coin captures the very beginning of Commodus's imperial career. The obverse titles celebrate the northern campaigns against the Germanic and Sarmatian tribes (GERM SARM), which he fought alongside his father Marcus Aurelius.
References: RIC III 1591 (under Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 1676; Cohen 748.
Obverse Description: > L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM — Bust of young Commodus, radiate, draped, and cuirassed right, seen from behind.
Reverse Description: > TR P II IMP II COS P P / S - C — Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on a throne, holding a small figure of Victory in her extended right hand and a parazonium in her left.
Historical Notes: This coin captures the very beginning of Commodus's imperial career. The obverse titles celebrate the northern campaigns against the Germanic and Sarmatian tribes (GERM SARM), which he fought alongside his father Marcus Aurelius.