Description: Commodus as Caesar (166 - 177 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 175-176 AD. L AVREL COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM; bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI – CONSERVATORI S-C; Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre and protecting with his mantle the emperor holding Victory.

Diameter: AE31 mm

Weight: 22,14 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC 1525; C 244 (var); BMC 1524 (var)

Commentary: dark patina, rough surfaces, attractive portrait

History: Commodus was the first emperor born in the purple (during the reign of his father).

Article Number: 042-04-01-41652