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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4612935, member: 87404"]They certainly can be addictive!! Having been featured on coins from a young age through to the end of his reign, there are lots of varieties of obverse busts and reverse types... one could almost compare it to Caracalla denarii!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my first (and very worn, but VERY cheap) Commodus Sestertius from a couple years ago (Commodus' age: 18-19yo)...</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/398376.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 179-180 AD, Rome Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C, Jupiter, half draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 291f, Cohen 264, BMC 1720</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 31mm, 27g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier this year, I wanted to get one from his sole reign, and I was the 1st underbidder on a number of coins (even one was from his last year of reign), but then I got this one. But the obverse ended up being slightly more corroded on his beard than I had expected based on the seller's images. It still has a mighty cool reverse (Commodus' age: 23yo)...</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200411_081552552.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 184 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P, Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand, S-C across fields.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 441c</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 30mm, 20.0 g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Note: Reverse shows emperor sacrificing over altar for the ‘ten year’ vows. The ‘Vota suscepta decennalia’ was celebrated every ten years, regardless of how long the current emperor had been in power.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>So I went on a little hunt for a week or more and found another I was happy with... at least at the time. Though the bust and beard are complete, it isn't quite as detailed or crisp as the previous. But it'll do for now (Commodus' age: 25yo)...</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200421_204932828.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 186 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: LIBERTAS AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand, S-C across fields.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 471</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 20.7g</font></p><p><font size="3">Rare, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=RIC+471+commodus+Libertas&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=RIC+471+commodus+Libertas&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" rel="nofollow">5 on ACSearch</a>.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>And I'm not entirely satisfied... I want that older, big, bushy bearded megalomaniac bust to add to my collection. <b><i>The journey continues!!</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4612935, member: 87404"]They certainly can be addictive!! Having been featured on coins from a young age through to the end of his reign, there are lots of varieties of obverse busts and reverse types... one could almost compare it to Caracalla denarii! Here is my first (and very worn, but VERY cheap) Commodus Sestertius from a couple years ago (Commodus' age: 18-19yo)... [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/398376.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD AE Sestertius, Struck 179-180 AD, Rome Mint[/B] Obverse: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI IMP III COS II P P S C, Jupiter, half draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. References: RIC III 291f, Cohen 264, BMC 1720 Size: 31mm, 27g[/SIZE] Earlier this year, I wanted to get one from his sole reign, and I was the 1st underbidder on a number of coins (even one was from his last year of reign), but then I got this one. But the obverse ended up being slightly more corroded on his beard than I had expected based on the seller's images. It still has a mighty cool reverse (Commodus' age: 23yo)... [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200411_081552552.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD AE Sestertius, Struck 184 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head right. Reverse: VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P, Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over tripod from patera in right hand, S-C across fields. References: RIC III 441c Size: 30mm, 20.0 g [I]Note: Reverse shows emperor sacrificing over altar for the ‘ten year’ vows. The ‘Vota suscepta decennalia’ was celebrated every ten years, regardless of how long the current emperor had been in power.[/I][/SIZE] [I][/I] So I went on a little hunt for a week or more and found another I was happy with... at least at the time. Though the bust and beard are complete, it isn't quite as detailed or crisp as the previous. But it'll do for now (Commodus' age: 25yo)... [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200421_204932828.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Commodus, Ruled 177-192 AD[/B] [B]AE Sestertius, Struck 186 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVG P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and rod in left hand, S-C across fields. References: RIC III 471 Size: 29mm, 20.7g Rare, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=RIC+471+commodus+Libertas&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company=']5 on ACSearch[/URL].[/SIZE] And I'm not entirely satisfied... I want that older, big, bushy bearded megalomaniac bust to add to my collection. [B][I]The journey continues!![/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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