New Commodus

Welcome to the Ancients Forum of CT, @Tony1982 !

Nice Sestertius.

I only have a couple, as I do not focus much on the Empire after Augustus.

COMMODUS

RI Commodus 177-192 CE AR Denarius 17.7mm 2.42g Apollo Plectrum Lyre RIC 218 RSC 25 BMCRE 292 Rare Type



RI Commodus 177-192 CE AR Denarius laureate hd and Hercules and Africa

Here’s his wife


RI Crispina m Commodus 177 CE AR denarius 2.29g Juno stdg RIC-283

 

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Nice coins , I don’t have any from Crispina yet

 

My Only Commodus denarius as yet
Commodus denarius c191-192 AD ,

Rome mint Rev:- SERAPIDI CONSERV AVG Serapis radiate standing holding branch and sceptre

RSC 703

 

First of all welcome - great reading your post. Commodus is certainly an interesting character and minted lots of intersting coins. You might be interested in a book called "The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino" by Jerry Toner. It has insight about the Roman games as well as Commodus.

Here are two other ADLOCVTIO coins - Caligula and Nero , and a "platform coin " of Nero CONGIAGARIVM or bonus. Caligula paid off the Praetorians. This issue of his has no SC - perhaps he financed the payoff with these coins.

 

Wow beautiful coins are these yours ? They are excellent quality. I can definitely see similarities between the Commodus issue and the Caligula one. I’ll have to have a look for the book , the title sums up Commodus perfectly with his antics in the arena !