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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1468967, member: 21445&quot;]#8. My way of collecting ancients is usually I focus on 1 emperor or empress &amp; find the best one my $ for that particular subject. At this time it was Commodus. The main one I wanted was the Commodus clad in lionskin bust. If you know his history then you would know why. Needless to say I learned the majority were made with bad metal so most are rough &amp; they aren&#039;t cheap. When I was about to settle on a generic Commodus with a &quot;god&quot; reverse, this coin popped up. I immediately knew this was the one I had to have. I loved how centered it was, the golden toning, condition and mainly the reverse, as it was different then the usual &quot;God&quot;. Sadly this coin was over my little over my budget but thanks to layaway I was able to acquire it &amp; I was glad to spend more to get something more special.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/n2gwzm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus (177 - 192 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>189 A.D</p><p>O: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, Laureate head right.</p><p>R: PIETATI SENATVS, CVPP, Commodus standing right, holding roll, clasping hands with senator standing left, holding scepter.</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>RIC III 194 cor, RSC II 408</p><p>3.649g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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