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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3225625, member: 87200&quot;]I just picked up this coin...I really like the reverse of Zeus. Commodus as you know was the troubled emperor and son of Marcus Aurelius. He dressed himself in the guise of Hercules and even entered the arena of the Colosseum. In 192 he was strangled by a wrestler in his palace and the choice of ruler fell on Pertinax. This coin is a billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus (180-192. A.D.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 11.06 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: M AVΡ KOMMO ANTΩNINOC CE, Laureate bust of Commodus right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: VΠAT OCTOΔ, Zeus seated left, holding scepter and thunderbolt, K theta in field</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: It appears closest to Milne 2637, however, that type has Zeus holding Nike and not a thunderbolt according to Wildwinds, so I would appreciate any help in nailing down precisely this reverse type and the appropriate reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840822[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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