Description
Commodus (AD 177-192).
Silver Denarius, mint of Rome, AD 191-192
Obverse: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate bust of Commodus facing right.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE AVG, Commodus as Hercules standing left, right foot on prow and holding club on tree-trunk, clasping hands with Africa standing right and holding sistrum.
(RIC 259a)
Very Fine. Interesting reverse type.
3.17g.
Ex. Michael Kelly Collection.