RIC III Commodus 286B

Typological Description

• Date Range

  • From Date: AD 178
  • To Date: AD 191
• Object Type: Coin
• Manufacture: Struck
• Denomination: Aureus
• Material: Gold

• Authority

  • Authority: Commodus

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome
  • Region: Italy

• Obverse

  • Legend: CRISPINA AVGVSTA
  • Type: Bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, left
  • Portrait: Crispina

• Reverse

  • Legend: VENVS
  • Type: Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and drawing robe over her left shoulder with left hand
  • Deity: Venus