Although he considered his twelve-year-reign a new “golden age,” his lack of concern for political matters, life of leisure, and extreme paranoia brought about a reign of terror.
Commodus was extremely proud of his physical prowess. He thought of himself as the reincarnation of Hercules, frequently emulating the legendary hero's feats by appearing in the arena to fight a variety of wild animals.
On 31 December 192, he was poisoned and then strangled - upon his death, the Senate declared him a public enemy.
Reverse: bust of Selene left; crescent to the left; LΛ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.6 g
Reverse: Commodus standing left, sacrificing at altar; bust of Serapis set on column right; K_Δ, L
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.85 g
Reverse: snake coiled around altar, head right; OYΛΠIA_C ΠAYTAΛIAC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.4 g
Reverse: IE / POC / IC within wreath; KAI TωN ΠΡOC ANAZAΡBω ET BC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: M ANTININVS COMMODVS AVG REV: TRP VII IMP IIII COS III PP, Annona standing left, holding corn ears and cornucopiae, modius left
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: PM TRP XIII(?) IMP VIII COS V PP, Aequitas standing left
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: NOBILIT AVG PM TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Nobilitas standing front, head left, right hand on head, holding sceptre and palladium
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
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Reverse: Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus and rod.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 24.99 g
Reverse: NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN PROC ICTRON - Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rod and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.54 g
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Reverse: PM TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 3.14 g
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Reverse: OYLΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC, Amphora
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 5.09 g
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Reverse: COS IIII, Felicitas holding branch and long caduceus
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.05 g
Reverse: FEL AVG TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Felicitas standing left holding scepter & caduceus.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 22.67 g
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Reverse: IVPPITER CONSERVATOR TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing left, extending thunderbolt and cloak over small figure of Commodus at his feet and holding sceptre; S-C across fields
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 24.77 g
Reverse: Jug, knife and sprinkler left, lituus and simpulum right; PIETAS AVG / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.6 g
Doublestrike - coin was flipped between strikes
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Reverse: Commodus standing left holding branch and scepter; PATER SENAT P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.03 g
Reverse: Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter; * right; LIB AVG P M TR P XVII COS VII P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.63 g
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Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE AVG, Commodus as Hercules standing left with foot on prow, holding club set on tree trunk with left hand, receiving grain ears from Africa standing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress and holding sistrum in left hand, with lion at her feet
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.55 g
Reverse: Genius standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar, holding cornucopia; GEN AVG F_ELIC COS VI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.61 g
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Reverse: P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P / Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Isis standing left, lotus on head, holding sistrum and situla; ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO_ΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.7 g
Reverse: CONCOR COMMODI P M TR P XVI COS VI, Concordia, draped, standing facing, head left, holding patera in extended right hand and scepter in left hand; S-C in fields
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 22.71 g
Smoothing in fields ex. CNG eAuction 456 Lot 407
Reverse: P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, ROM, Roma seated on cuirass left, holding Victory and cornucopia; arms on ground below
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 2.62 g
Toned VF. From the William B. Porter Collection.
Reverse: P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand; in field, sometimes star
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.73 g
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Reverse: S P Q R LAETITIAE C V P D S C, Legend within laurel-wreath
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: [?] ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ, emperor (Marcus Aurelius) standing in biga, l., extending arm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: P M (?) TR P VIII (or VIIII) IMP VI COS IIII P P S C - Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing right, leaning on spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Coin too worn to be certain of the reverse inscription, narrowed it down to 3 RIC #s. So it's either starting with PM or not, and then either VIII or VIIII regarding the TR P
Reverse: HERCVL ROMAN AVGV - Club of Hercules with legend to either side in 3 lines within wreath
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: ΦΛ ΝƐΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΠΑ - Ares (or warrior) standing, facing, head, r., wearing helmet and cuirass, holding spear, resting on shield
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ - Commodus on horseback facing right, holding spear
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: HERCVL ROMAN AVGV S C - Legend flanking club, all within laural-wreath
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: IVNONI SISPITAE TR P II IMP II COS P P / S-C - Juno Sospita, in a goat's skin helmet, brandishing a javelin and holding a shield, while walking on a serpent. S-C across fields.
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 21.93 g
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Reverse: FOR RED P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P: Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.57 g
Reverse: ΠƐΤΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙϹ: in laurel wreath
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.1 g
Reverse: LIB AVG TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding coin board in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.39 g
Reverse: LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS P P S C: Libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 7.14 g
Reverse: P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.37 g