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Medallion - Commodus Hercules
| Location | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 184-185 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, wearing cuirass with pteruges and paludamentum, rendered in high relief. The surrounding legend reads M COMMODVS ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS BRIT along the border of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | M COMMODVS ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS BRIT |
| Reverse description | Hercules, nude, standing facing front, holding a large club resting on the ground in his right hand and raising his left hand toward an olive tree in the left field from which a bow and quiver hang. A burning altar draped with garlands occupies the right field. The Nemean lion skin appears at his feet, and the surrounding legend is divided between left and right fields along the border. |
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