Medallion - Commodus Commodus holding Victoria

Features

Location	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Type	Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Years	177-192
Composition	Bronze
Weight	51.8 g
Diameter	39.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 372451

Obverse

Laureate bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, wearing scale cuirass with shoulder pteruges (protective lappets).

Script: Latin

Lettering: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS FELIX AVG BRIT

Reverse

Emperor Commodus standing left, wearing plate metal muscle cuirass, subarmalis (linen doublet), layers of waist and shoulder pteruges, and paludamentum (officer's cloak), holding spear pointing down in raised left hand and globe surmounted by a statuette of goddess Victoria facing right, offering wreath in right hand. Archaic Italo-Corinthian helmet below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Apart from normal coinage intended for general circulation, Roman emperors struck large medallions intended as special handouts to high-ranking government and military officials on important occasions, often to mark the beginning of a new year.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (177-192)

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