Commodus

M. Aurelius Commodus Antoninus

Augustus (AD 180-192)

Son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II, Commodus succeeded his father and reigned for some twelve years. Commodus associated himself strongly with Hercules and preferred to leave the administration of the empire to a succession of corrupt favourites. As his reign became more harsh, a final plot was responsible for murdering him on New Years Eve 192

Obverse Legends on coins depicting Commodus

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COMM ANT AVG P BRIT
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM COS
COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM TR POT COS
COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL
COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL GERMS ARM
DIVO COMMODO
IMP ANTONINVS COMMODVS AVG
IMP CAES L AVREL COMMODVS GERM SARM
IMP L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
L AEL AVR COM AVG PF
L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
L AVREL COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM
L AVREL COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TRP III
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TRP IIII
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TRP V
L AVREL COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL GERM
L AVREL COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM
L COMMODVS AVG
M ANTONINVS COMMODVS AVG
M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT
M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT PP
M COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
M COMM ANTO AVG PIVS FEL
M COMM ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT
M COMM ANTONIN AVG BRIT
M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT PP
M COMMODVS ANT AVG P BRIT FELIX
M COMMODVS ANT FELIX AVG P BRIT
M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG
M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
M COMMODVS AVG PIVS BRIT

Coins of Commodus currently available

	Commodus Silver denarius issued AD 183 Obv: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS, Laureate head right Rev: TRP VIII IMP VI COS IIII PP, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch and cornucopia Good Very Fine \| AUD $270.00
	Commodus Silver denarius issued AD 186-189 Obv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, Head of Commodus, laureate, right Rev: FORTVNAE MANENTI, (C V PP in ex.), Fortuna, draped, seated left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and cornucopiae in left Nearly Very Fine \| AUD $130.00
	Commodus and Annius Verus, Cilicia, Tarsos, Annius Verus Bronze AE17 issued c. AD 166-170 Obv: Confronted busts of Commodus and Annius Verus Rev: Decastyle temple Fine \| AUD $220.00